檜翌檜

Japanese

Kanji in this term
檜	翌	檜
ひのき Jinmeiyō	あすなろ
	Grade: 6	Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi	jukujikun

Etymology

檜(ひのき) (hinoki, “cypress”) + 翌檜(あすなろ) (asunaro, “hiba”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ひのきあすなろ [hìnókí áꜜsùnàrò] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [çino̞kʲi a̠sɨna̠ɾo̞]

Noun

檜(ひのき)翌檜(あすなろ) or 檜翌檜(ヒノキアスナロ) • (hinoki asunaro) 

1. Thujopsis dolabrata var. hondai Makino, a variety of hiba

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).