満天星

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
満 天 星
Grade: 4 Grade: 1 Grade: 2
irregular
Alternative spelling
滿天星 (kyūjitai)

From 灯台(とうだい) (tōdai, “lighthouse”) + 躑躅(つつじ) (tsutsuji, “rhododendron; azalea”). Over time, the tōdai became dōden. The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 滿天星／满天星 (mǎntiānxīng, “baby's breath, Gypsophila paniculata”).

Alternative forms
  • 灯台躑躅

Pronunciation
  • (Irregular reading)
    • IPA(key): [do̞ːdã̠nt͡sɨᵝt͡sɨᵝʑi]
  • (Irregular reading)
    • IPA(key): [do̞ːdã̠ɴ]

Noun

満天星(どうだんつつじ) or 満天星(どうだん) • (dōdantsutsuji or dōdan) 

  1. Enkianthus perulatus

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
満 天 星
まん
Grade: 4		 てん
Grade: 1		 せい
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
滿天星 (kyūjitai)

From Chinese 滿天星／满天星 (mǎntiānxīng).

Pronunciation

Noun

満(まん)天(てん)星(せい) • (mantensei) 

  1. Enkianthus perulatus
  2. Serissa japonica
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