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チシマイチゴ (ちしまいちご) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

チシマイチゴ

Meanings

1

noun

arctic raspberry

usually written using kana alone

A plant species (Rubus arcticus) native to cool regions, including Hokkaido and the Kuril Islands.

チシマイチゴは北ほっ海かい道どうの湿しっ地ちに自じ生せいする。
The arctic raspberry grows wild in the wetlands of Hokkaido.

Written forms

チシマイチゴ
kana-only spelling
Standard katakana spelling for this plant name.
千ち島しま苺いちご
Kanji spelling is rare; the plant name is usually written in katakana.

Kanji

千thousand
島island
苺

strawberry

Etymology

Named after the Chishima (Kuril) Islands (千島) where it is found, combined with 苺 (いちご, 'strawberry').