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ヤシ (やし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ヤシ

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Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

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noun

usually written using kana alone

Refers to any tree of the palm family (Arecaceae). Commonly written in katakana.

南みなみ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 the southern island.
ヤシの実みから油あぶらが取とれる。
Oil can be obtained from palm nuts.

Written forms

ヤシUsage46%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is the most common written form for this word.
椰や子しUsage35%
Kanji spelling is recognized but the word is usually written in kana.
やしUsage19%
Hiragana spelling is also used, though katakana is more typical.

Kanji

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

Similar words

ココヤシ
Specifically the coconut palm, while ヤシ is the general term for any palm tree.
シュロ
A specific type of palm (Trachycarpus fortunei) often used in Japanese gardens, whereas ヤシ is the broad category.

Etymology

The kanji 椰子 are ateji (phonetic characters) applied to the native Japanese word やし, whose origin is uncertain.