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ヒメカンバ

also: ひめかんば

Meanings

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noun

dwarf birch

usually written using kana alone

A small shrubby birch species (Betula nana) native to arctic and cool temperate regions. In Japanese, the katakana name ヒメカンバ is standard.

ヒメカンバは北ほっ極きょく圏けんのツンドラ地ち帯たいに自じ生せいしている。
Dwarf birch grows naturally in the tundra regions of the Arctic.

Written forms

ひめかんば
Hiragana spelling, also used but less common than katakana for this plant name.
姫ひめ樺かんば
Kanji spelling is rare and mostly seen in botanical contexts; the word is usually written in kana.

Kanji

姫princess
樺birch, dark red

Etymology

From 姫 (hime, 'princess; small and delicate') + 樺 (kanba, 'birch'), referring to its small size compared to other birches. The katakana spelling ヒメカンバ is the usual written form.