ミツマタ

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Meanings

Oriental paper bush; mitsumata

usually written using kana alone

A deciduous shrub (Edgeworthia chrysantha) whose bark is used to make traditional Japanese paper (washi). The name literally means 'three forks', referring to the branching pattern.

ミツマタの樹じゅ皮ひは和わ紙しの原げん料りょうとして使つかわれる。
The bark of the mitsumata is used as a raw material for Japanese paper.
春はるになると、ミツマタの黄き色いろい花はなが咲さく。
In spring, the yellow flowers of the mitsumata bloom.