酢橘

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
酢 橘
す
Grade: S 		たちばな > だち
Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi irregular
 スダチ on Japanese Wikipedia
 Sudachi on Wikipedia

Etymology[edit]

Blend of 酢 (su, “vinegar”, for its sourness) +‎ 橘 (tachibana, “Citrus tachibana”).

The tachi changes to dachi as an instance of rendaku (連濁)..

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

酢(す)橘(だち) or 酢橘(スダチ) • (sudachi) 

  1. Citrus sudachi, a citrus fruit native to western Japan
    Hypernym: 蜜柑 (mikan)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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