梅花の油

Japanese
Kanji in this term
梅 花 油
ばい
Grade: 4		 か
Grade: 1		 あぶら
Grade: 3
on’yomi on’yomi kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
梅花の油 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Composed of 梅花(ばいか) (baika, “plum blossom”) + の (no, genitive marker) + 油(あぶら) (abura, “oil”). Attested from the 17th century.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ba̠ika̠no̞a̠bɯ̟ᵝɾa̠]

Noun

梅(ばい)花(か)の油(あぶら) • (baikanoabura) 

  1. hair tonic with a plum blossom scent, made from sesame oil with camphor, musk, clove or other aromatics

References
  1. “梅花の油”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
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