teaching tuesday: kanji - holly tuesday/2017... · since japan’s oldest historical records, the...

B JapanEmbDC.JICC V japanembdc F user/JICCDC O JICCDC 1150 18th Street NW, Suite 100 | Washington, DC 20036-3838 TEL: 202-238-6900 | FAX: 202-822-6524 | [email protected] KANJI: HIIRAGI NOVEMBER 28, 2017 TEACHING TUESDAY Hiiragi, also known as holly olive or false holly, is a type of holly that is native to southern Japan. Originally known under the name “hihiragi”, the plant has been a part of Japanese culture since Japan’s oldest historical records, the Kojiki. The kanji itself is derived from Old Japanese. It was originally a compound of a now obsolete kanji, 疼 (hihira) meaning “to ache”, combined with the kanji for tree, 木 (ki). This combination references the tree’s sharp leaves. Reading: ひいらぎ hee-ee-rah-gee Meaning: holly olive; false holly 柊

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Page 1: Teaching Tuesday: Kanji - Holly Tuesday/2017... · since Japan’s oldest historical records, the Kojiki. The kanji itself is derived from Old Japanese. It was originally a compound

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KANJI: HIIRAGIN O V E M B E R 2 8 , 2 0 17

TEACHING TUESDAY

Hiiragi, also known as holly olive or false holly, is a type of holly that is native to southern Japan. Originally known under the name “hihiragi”, the plant has been a part of Japanese culture since Japan’s oldest historical records, the Kojiki. The kanji itself is derived from Old Japanese. It was originally a compound of a now obsolete kanji, 疼 (hihira) meaning “to ache”, combined with the kanji for tree, 木 (ki). This combination references the tree’s sharp leaves.

Reading: ひいらぎ hee-ee-rah-gee

Meaning: holly olive; false holly柊

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