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タカネナナカマド (たかねななかまど) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

タカネナナカマド

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Meanings

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Siberian mountain ash

usually written using kana alone

A species of mountain ash (Sorbus sambucifolia) native to northeastern Asia; the name is usually written in katakana.

タカネナナカマドは高こう山ざん帯たいで見みられる落らく葉よう低てい木

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です

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The Siberian mountain ash is a deciduous shrub found in alpine zones.

Kanji

高tall, high, expensive
嶺peak, summit
七seven
竈hearth, kitchen stove
竃kitchen stove, furnace, oven

Written forms

タカネナナカマド
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this plant name; usually written in kana.
高たか嶺ね七なな竈かまど
Kanji spelling is rare and mainly found in botanical or older texts.
高たか嶺ね七なな竃かまど
Variant kanji spelling using 竃 instead of 竈; even rarer than 高嶺七竈.

Etymology

The name combines 高嶺 (takane, 'high peak') and 七竈 (nanakamado, 'Japanese rowan'), referring to a mountain ash found at high altitudes.