くぬぎ

Japanese

Alternative spellings
橡 椚 櫟 櫪 槶

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) くぬぎ [kùnúgí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [kɯ̟nɯ̟ɡʲi]

Noun

くぬぎ or クヌギ • (kunugi) ^{←くぬぎ (kunugi)?}

1. sawtooth oak

   Synonym: つるばみ (tsurubami)

   Meronym: どんぐり (donguri, “acorn”)

Usage notes

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