Japanese

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Kanji in this term
西
せい
Grade: 2
よう
Grade: 3
はく > はっ
Grade: S

Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

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西洋 (Seiyō, Western world) +‎ 薄荷 (hakka, mint)

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) ーよーはっか [sèéyóó wáꜜkkà] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [se̞ːjo̞ː ha̠k̚ka̠]

Noun

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西(せい)(よう)(はっ)() or 西洋薄荷(セイヨウハッカ) (Seiyō hakkaせいやうはくか (seiyaufakuka) or セイヤウハクカ (seiyaufakuka)?

  1. Synonym of ペパーミント (pepāminto, peppermint)

See also

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References

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