とち

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of とち – see the following entry.

【土地】	[noun] ground; land [noun] area; region

(This term, とち, is an alternative spelling of the above Sino-Japanese term.)

Etymology 2

Alternative spellings
栃橡

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) とち [tóꜜchì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
(Tokyo) とち [tòchí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
IPA^(key): [to̞t͡ɕi]

Noun

とち or トチ • (tochi) ^{←とち (toti)^?}

Synonym of とちのき (tochi-no-ki)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Derived terms

栃木(とちぎ) (Tochigi): Tochigi (prefecture)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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