山茶花

Chinese
camellia
 
flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
trad. (山茶花) 山茶 花
simp. #(山茶花) 山茶 花

Pronunciation

Noun

山茶花

  1. camellia

Synonyms

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
山 茶 花
さん > さ
Grade: 1		 さ > ざん
Grade: 2		 か
Grade: 1
Irregular kan’on

/sansaka/ → /sanzaka/ → /sazanka/.

Sound shift from sansaka (see below).[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • (Irregular reading)
    • (Tokyo) さざ​んか [sàzáꜜǹkà] (Nakadaka – [2])[2]
    • IPA(key): [sa̠zã̠ŋka̠]

Noun

山茶花 (hiragana さざんか, katakana サザンカ, rōmaji sazanka, historical hiragana さざんくわ, historical katakana サザンクワ)

  1. the sasanqua (Camellia sasanqua), a species of camellia
    Hypernym: 椿 (tsubaki)
Derived terms
  • 山茶花 (サザンカ)薔薇 (イバラ) (sazanka ibara)
  • 尖 (トガリ)葉 (バ)山茶花 (サザンカ) (togariba sazanka)
  • 姫 (ヒメ)山茶花 (サザンカ) (hime-sazanka)

Proper noun

山茶花 (hiragana さざんか, rōmaji Sazanka, historical hiragana さざんくわ)

  1. a female given name

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
山 茶 花
さん
Grade: 1		 さ
Grade: 2		 か
Grade: 1
kan’on tōon kan’on

Appears in the Nippo Jisho.[3][2]

Borrowed from Mandarin 山茶花 (shāncháhuā), equivalent to 山茶 (sancha → sansa/sanza, “camellia”) +‎ 花 (ka, affix for "flower").

Noun

山茶花 (hiragana さんさか, rōmaji sansaka, historical hiragana さんさくわ)
(alternative reading hiragana さんざか, romaji sanzaka, historical hiragana さんざくわ)

  1. (obsolete) the sasanqua (Camellia sasanqua), a species of camellia

See also

References
  1. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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