映日果
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | ||
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映 | 日 | 果 |
えい > い Grade: 6 |
じつ > ちじ Grade: 1 |
か > く Grade: 4 |
on’yomi |
From Middle Chinese 映日果 (ʔˠiæŋH ȵiɪt̚ kuɑX, “fig”), a transliteration of Persian انجیر (anjir, “fig”) + Middle Chinese 果 (kuɑX, “fruit”). The reading いちじく (ichijiku) is possibly a Japanese corruption of the Chinese pronunciation.
Pronunciation
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