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スダジイ (すだじい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

スダジイ

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Meanings

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noun

Castanopsis sieboldii (species of chinquapin)

usually written using kana alone

A species of evergreen tree in the beech family, native to Japan and parts of East Asia. The name is usually written in katakana.

スダジイは日本にほんの照しょう葉よう樹じゅ林りんを代だい表ひょうする樹じゅ種しゅの一ひとつです。
Castanopsis sieboldii is one of the representative tree species of Japan's laurel forests.

Written forms

スダジイUsage100%
kana-only spelling
Usually written in katakana; usually written in kana.
すだ椎じい
Kanji spelling is rare; the katakana form is standard.

Kanji

椎chinquapin, mallet, spine

Etymology

The name likely derives from the Japanese word すだ (suda), possibly referring to a type of oak or chinquapin, combined with 椎 (shii), the general term for chinquapin trees. The exact origin is uncertain.