Japanese Word Entry

單子葉植物

Simplified Japanese form: 単子葉植物

Kana:たんしようしょくぶつ
Romaji:tanshiyoushokubutsu
Definition: monocotyledon, monocot

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Chinese characters used in this word

one, single, simple, individual, only, lone
Readings
Mandarin: ㄉㄢ (dān), ㄔㄢˊ (chán), ㄕㄢˋ (shàn), ㄉㄢˇ (dǎn), ㄔㄢˇ (chǎn), ㄉㄢˋ (dàn), ㄓㄢˋ (zhàn), ㄊㄢˊ (tán)
Cantonese: daan1
Japanese: タン (tan) / ひとえ (hitoe)
Korean: 단 (dan), 선 (seon)
Vietnamese: đan, thiền, thiện, đơn
Variants
Simplified Chinese form:
Simplified Japanese form:

child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac, offspring, fruit, seed of, first earthly branch
Readings
Mandarin: ㄗˇ (zǐ), ㄗˊ (zí), ㄗ˙ (zi)
Cantonese: zi2
Japanese: シ (shi)、 ス (su)、 ツ (tsu) / こ (ko)、 -こ (-ko)、 ね (ne)、 み (mi)、 おとこ (otoko)
Korean: 자 (ja)
Vietnamese: tử, tý, tí
Variants
Semantic variant form:

leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece, petal, page of book, period
Readings
Mandarin: ㄒㄧㄝˊ (xié), ㄧㄝˋ (yè), ㄕㄜˋ (shè)
Cantonese: jip6
Japanese: ヨウ (you)、 ショウ (shou) / は (ha)
Korean: 엽 (yeob), 섭 (seob)
Vietnamese: diệp
Variants
Simplified Chinese form:

plant, trees, plants, grow
Readings
Mandarin: ㄓˊ (zhí)
Cantonese: zik6
Japanese: ショク (shoku)、 チ (chi) / う.える (ueru)、 う.わる (uwaru)、 たてる (tateru)
Korean: 식 (sig), 치 (chi)
Vietnamese: thực, trĩ

thing, object, matter, substance, creature
Readings
Mandarin: ㄨˋ (wù)
Cantonese: mat6
Japanese: ブツ (butsu)、 モツ (motsu) / もの (mono)、 もの- (mono-)
Korean: 물 (mul)
Vietnamese: vật