See also:
U+82FA, 苺
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-82FA

[U+82F9]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+82FB]

Translingual

Han character

(Kangxi radical 140, +5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 廿田卜戈 (TWYI), four-corner 44507, composition )

  1. berries

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1025, character 11
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 30824
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1485, character 1
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3199, character 2
  • Unihan data for U+82FA

Chinese

Glyph origin

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of – see (“moss; berry”).
(This character is a variant form of ).

Japanese

Kanji

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)

  1. strawberry

Readings

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
いちご
Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling

⟨i ti pi1ko1/itibʲikʷo/ → */itimiko/ → */itĩɡo//it͡siɡo//it͡ɕiɡo/

First attested in the Wamyō Ruijushō (938 CE).

Shift from Old Japanese 蓬蔂 (itibiko → ichibiko), attested earlier in the Nihon Shoki (720 CE) and the Shinsen Jikyō (c. 900 CE), itself a compound of (i-, prefix expressing sacredness) + (chi, blood) + (hiko, boy, prince). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

    • (Tohoku) IPA(key): [ɨzɨŋo̞], [ɨzɨᵑɡo̞]

Noun

(いちご) or (イチゴ) • (ichigo) 

  1. a strawberry (plant of genus Fragaria, or its fruit)
    Synonym: ストロベリー (sutoroberī)
    Hypernym: 薔薇 (bara)
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 イチゴ.

Derived terms

Proper noun

(いちご) • (Ichigo) 

  1. a female given name

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
いっご
Jinmeiyō
Alternative spelling

Noun

(いっご) • (iggo) 

  1. (Kagoshima) strawberry

Further reading

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja

(eumhun 딸기 (ttalgi mae))

  1. strawberry

Kunigami

Alternative forms

Kanji

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)

Noun

(いちょび) (ichobi) 

  1. (Kin) strawberry

References

Oki-No-Erabu

Alternative forms

Kanji

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)

Noun

(いちゅび) (ichubi) 

  1. strawberry

References

Okinawan

Alternative forms

Kanji

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)

Readings

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˀit͡ɕubi/, /ʔit͡ɕubiː/

Noun

Kanji in this term
いちゅびー
Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi
Kanji in this term
いちゅび
Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

(いちゅび) or (いちゅびー) (ichubi or ichubī) 

  1. strawberry

References

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