賢木

Japanese

Kanji in this term
賢	木
Grade: S	き Grade: 1
irregular	kun'yomi

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賢木

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Etymology 1

See 榊 (sakaki).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) さかき [sàkákí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [sa̠ka̠kʲi]

Proper noun

賢木(さかき) • (Sakaki) 

1. the tenth chapter of The Tale of Genji

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 賢木 – see the following entry.

【榊さかき】J [noun] a tree of species Cleyera japonica, considered sacred in Shinto [noun] any evergreen tree planted within precincts of a Shinto shrine [proper noun] a placename [proper noun] a female given name [proper noun] a surname Alternative spelling サカキ

(This term, 賢木, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Derived terms

• 真(ま)賢木(さかき) (ma-sakaki)

References

1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN