柊

Definitions

 * 1) holly osmanthus

Kanji

 * 1) holly osmanthus

Etymology 1


→ * → →  →

From, first attested in the  (712 ).

Appears to derive as the of now-obsolete verb, in reference to the sharp thorns on the leaves.

Noun

 * , a species of flowering plants known as the holly olive, holly osmanthus, or false holly
 * 1) a style of  with designs of hīragi leaves
 * , the
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Etymology 2
→

Shift from hīragi above.

Noun

 * 1) Same as  above

Etymology 3
→ →

From.