Appendix:Gikun Usage in Meiji Version of Japanese Bible/灌木

Etymology
Gikun word derived by applying Chinese-derived spelling, a term which decomposes into + , to native Japanese word  thus denoting woody plants in general.

Noun
(ki) →, (ki)


 * 1) (woody) plant


 * ※The gikun spelling, instead of the standard or , brings to mind a plants requirement for irrigation (灌) which is the topic of Genesis 2:5 where this gikun is found.