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びろう

び

ろ

う

Meanings

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noun

Chinese fan palm

usually written using kana alone

Refers to the palm species Livistona chinensis. The word is usually written in kana.

庭にわにびろうの木きを植うえた。
I planted a Chinese fan palm in the garden.

Written forms

びろうUsage42%
Kana spelling is standard for this plant name; the kanji forms are rare and mainly encountered in botanical or historical contexts.
檳榔Usage50%
- びろう
  Rare kanji spelling; also read びりょう. The reading あじまさ is obsolete.
- あじまさ
  out-dated reading
- びりょう
蒲葵Usage8%
- びろう
  Rare kanji spelling; also read ほき.
- ほき
ほき
あじまさ
out-dated reading
びりょう

Kanji

檳betel-nut palm
榔betel palm tree
蒲bullrush, flag, cattail
葵hollyhock

Etymology

The origin is uncertain; the word is a native Japanese name for the plant. The kanji 檳榔 and 蒲葵 are borrowed from Chinese and are rarely used.