茘枝

Japanese

Kanji in this term
茘	枝
れい Hyōgaiji	し Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

From Chinese 荔枝 (lìzhī).

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Kan’on

(Tokyo) れーし [réꜜèshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [ɾe̞ːɕi]

Noun

茘枝(レイシ) • (reishi)

lychee

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

ライチ (raichi)

Derived terms

蔓(ツル)茘(レイ)枝(シ) (tsurureishi)

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