椿
camellia
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
20 of 24- 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)
Study
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.