Japanese Word Entry

Kana:しい
Romaji:shii
Definition: any beech tree of genus Castanopsis, chinquapin, chinkapin
Alternative form:
  • シイ (shii)


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Chinese characters used in this word

chinquapin, mallet, spine, hammer, vertebra
Readings
Mandarin: ㄓㄨㄟ (zhuī), ㄔㄨㄟˊ (chuí)
Cantonese: ceoi4
Japanese: ツイ (tsui)、 スイ (sui) / つち (tsuchi)、 う.つ (utsu)、 しい (shii)
Korean: 추 (chu)
Vietnamese: chuy, chòi
Variants
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