山茶花

Chinese
camellia
 
flower; blossom; to spend
flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
trad. (山茶花) 山茶 花
simp. #(山茶花) 山茶 花

Pronunciation

Noun

山茶花

  1. camellia

Synonyms

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
山 茶 花
さん > さ
Grade: 1		 さ > ざん
Grade: 2		 か
Grade: 1
irregular kan’on

/sansaka/ → /sanzaka/ → /sazanka/.

Sound shift from sansaka (see below).[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) さざ​んか [sàzáꜜǹkà] (Nakadaka – [2])[2]
  • IPA(key): [sa̠zã̠ŋka̠]

Noun

山(さ)茶(ざん)花(か) or 山茶花(サザンカ) • (sazanka) ←さざんくわ (sazankwa) or サザンクワ (sazankwa)?

  1. the sasanqua (Camellia sasanqua), a species of camellia
    Hypernym: 椿 (tsubaki)
Derived terms
  • 山茶花(サザンカ)薔薇(イバラ) (sazanka ibara)
  • 尖(トガリ)葉(バ)山茶花(サザンカ) (togariba sazanka)
  • 姫(ヒメ)山茶花(サザンカ) (hime-sazanka)

Proper noun

山(さ)茶(ざん)花(か) • (Sazanka) ←さざんくわ (sazankwa)?

  1. a female given name

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
山 茶 花
さん
Grade: 1		 さ
Grade: 2		 か
Grade: 1
kan’on tōon kan’on

Appears in the Nippo Jisho.[3][2]

Borrowed from Chinese 山茶花 (shāncháhuā), equivalent to 山茶 (sancha → sansa/sanza, “camellia”) +‎ 花 (ka, affix for "flower").

Noun

山(さん)茶(さ)花(か) • (sansaka) ←さんさくわ (sansakwa)?
(alternative reading hiragana さんざか, rōmaji sanzaka, historical hiragana さんざくわ)

  1. (obsolete) the sasanqua (Camellia sasanqua), a species of camellia

See also

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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