つげ

Japanese

Etymology 1
Alternative spelling
黄楊

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) つげ [tsùgé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [t͡sɨᵝɡe̞]

Noun

つげ or ツゲ • (tsuge) ←つげ (tuge)?

  1. Japanese box, Buxus microphylla var. japonica
Usage notes
  • As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).
Derived terms

Etymology 2
Alternative spellings
告げ
告

Alternative forms
  • (honorific) おつげ (o-tsuge)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) つげ [tsùgé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [t͡sɨᵝɡe̞]

Noun

つげ • (tsuge) ←つげ (tuge)?

  1. (religion, usually prefixed as おつげ) revelation
    Synonym: 託宣 (takusen)

Verb

つげ • (tsuge) ←つげ (tuge)?

  1. imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of つげる (tsugeru) [ichidan]

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