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ヤシの木き

Meanings

1

expression, noun

Refers to any tree of the palm family (Arecaceae). The phrase is a common, everyday term.

See also: ヤシ

ビーチにヤシの木きが並ならんでいる。
Palm trees line the beach.
この島しまにはヤシの木きがたくさん生はえている。
Many palm trees grow on this island.

Written forms

ヤシの木き
Common mixed kanji-katakana spelling.
椰や子しの木き
Kanji spelling; 椰子 is less common than ヤシ.
やしの木き
Hiragana spelling; used especially in children's materials or when avoiding katakana.
ヤシノキ
kana-only spelling

Kanji

木tree, wood
椰coconut tree
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Similar words

ヤシ
ヤシ means 'palm' (the plant family or tree) and can be used alone, while ヤシの木 explicitly means 'palm tree' and is more common in everyday speech.

Etymology

Compound of ヤシ (palm) + の (possessive particle) + 木 (tree). ヤシ is likely from Portuguese 'palma' or Spanish 'palma', but the exact derivation is uncertain.