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シマトネリコ (shimatoneriko) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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I planted a Himalayan ash in the garden.
The Himalayan ash is an evergreen tall tree.
Kanji 利 profit, advantage, benefit Related words トネリコ トネリコ is the Japanese ash (Fraxinus japonica), a deciduous tree native to Japan, while シマトネリコ is a different, evergreen species from warmer regions.
Written forms しまとねりこ
Hiragana spelling, also common.
島しま 梣とねりこ
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form using 梣 (ash tree).
島しま 土と 禰ね 利り 古こ
rarely-used kanji form
Very rare ateji spelling.
Etymology Compound of 島 (shima, 'island') and トネリコ (tone-riko, 'ash tree'), referring to an ash species from the southern islands. The exact derivation of トネリコ is uncertain, but it is a native Japanese word for ash trees.
