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アオダモ (あおだも) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

アオダモ

Meanings

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noun

Chinese flowering ash

usually written using kana alone

A deciduous tree native to Japan, Fraxinus lanuginosa f. serrata. Often used for baseball bats.

アオダモは野や球きゅうのバットの材ざい料りょうとして知しられている。
The Chinese flowering ash is known as a material for baseball bats.

Written forms

アオダモ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for this tree name; usually written in kana.
青あおだも
Kanji spelling exists but is rarely used; the tree is normally written in kana.

Kanji

青blue, green

Etymology

The name likely derives from 青 (ao, 'blue/green') and タモ (tamo, a type of ash tree), referring to the greenish hue of the wood or young bark. The exact derivation is uncertain.