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しろ【棕櫚・棕梠・椶櫚】 : shiro | define meaning
shiro
Definition
Noun
- Windmill palm (Trachycarpus fortunei sp.)
Etymology
Cognate with Kagoshima しろ shiro; Okinawan する suru; Yaeyama (Hateruma) しゅる shuru; standard Japanese しゅろ【棕櫚・棕梠・椶櫚】 shuro "windmill palm". Likely from Chinese 【棕櫚・棕榈】 "palm tree" (cf. Mandarin zōnglǘ; Cantonese zung1 leoi5).
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 棕櫚 棕梠 椶櫚 |
| Kana | しろ |
| Romanization | shiro |
意味：しゅろ【棕櫚・棕梠・椶櫚】
Categories:
棕櫚
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, September 14). しろ【棕櫚・棕梠・椶櫚】 : shiro | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, May 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/5692/shiro/.