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Kotomora

椿

camellia

JLPTN1StatusJinmeiyōFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes13

Readings

On'yomi

  • チン
  • チュン

Kun'yomi

  • つばき

Nanori

  • つば

Meaning

椿 centers on the camellia plant, a flowering tree known for its glossy leaves and winter blossoms.

Most common words using 椿

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  • 椿つばき

    common camellia (Camellia japonica)

  • 椿油つばきあぶら

    tea seed oil; camellia oil

  • 寒椿かんつばき

    camellia-like plant native to China

  • 乙女椿おとめつばき

    otome camellia (Camellia japonica f. otome)

  • 佗助椿わびすけつばき

    Camellia japonica 'Wabisuke' (cultivar of common camellia)

  • 刺椿象さしがめ

    assassin bug (any insect of family Reduviidae)

  • 夏椿なつつばき

    Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)

  • 姫椿ひめつばき

    Chinese guger tree (Schima wallichii)

  • 山椿やまつばき

    mountain camellia; sasanqua

  • 椿堂ちんどう

    father; male parent

  • 椿姫つばきひめ

    The Lady of the Camellias (1848 novel by Alexandre Dumas fils); Camille

  • 椿寿ちんじゅ

    longevity; long life

  • 椿庭ちんてい

    father

  • 椿桃つばいもも

    nectarine

  • 椿餅つばいもちい

    rice-cake sweet sandwiched between two camellia leaves

  • 白玉椿しらたまつばき

    white-flowered camellia (Camellia japonica var.)

  • 稲椿象いねかめむし

    rice stink-bug (Lagynotomus elongatus)

  • 肥後椿ひごつばき

    higo camellia (Camellia japonica var.)

  • 脂刺椿象やにさしがめ

    assassin bug (Velinus nodipes)

  • 臭木椿象くさぎかめむし

    brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys)

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Etymology

椿 combines 木 (tree) with 春 (spring), likely reflecting the camellia's association with spring blooming. The exact historical development is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

A tree 木 that blooms in spring 春: the camellia 椿.

Reading mnemonic

For チン, imagine a chin (チン) resting on a camellia branch: the chin cues チン while the tree blooms.