蔓茘枝

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蔓 茘 枝
つる
Jinmeiyō 		れい
Hyōgai 		し
Grade: 5
kun'yomi on'yomi

Etymology

蔓 (tsuru, “vine”) +‎ 茘枝 (reishi, “lychee”)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) つるれーし [tsùrúréꜜèshì] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [t͡sɨɾɯ̟ɾe̞ːɕi]

Noun

蔓(つる)茘(れい)枝(し) or 蔓茘枝(ツルレイシ) • (tsurureishi) 

  1. bitter melon; bitter gourd

Synonyms

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