鬱金空木

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
こん
Grade: 1
うつ
Grade: 1
き > ぎ
Grade: 1
irregular goon kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
鬱金卯木

Etymology

Literally, tumeric deutzia, 鬱金(うこん) (ukon, tumeric) + 空木(うつぎ) (utsugi, deutzia)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟kõ̞ɰ̃ɯ̟t͡sɨɡʲi]

Noun

()(こん)(うつ)() or 鬱金空木(ウコンウツギ) • (ukon'utsugi

  1. Weigela middendorffiana

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).