"桂花" meaning in 日语

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Noun

IPA: [ke̞ːka̠] Forms: 桂花 [canonical] (ruby: (けい), ()), keika [romanization], けいくわ
Etymology: */kweːkwa/ → /keːkwa/ → /keːka/ 源自中古漢語複合詞 桂花 (kueiᴴ xwæ)。对比現代閩南語讀法 kùi-hoe。 “月亮”之義來自中國傳說,認為月相的更替是來自上面生長的桂花,葉生花開則月盈,葉凋花落則月虧。
  1. 桂花
    Sense id: zh-桂花-ja-noun-s9Ww7bXD
  2. 月亮 Tags: euphemistic
    Sense id: zh-桂花-ja-noun-kXcFtrpe Categories (other): 日語委婉詞
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 金木犀 (kinmokusei) (ruby: 金木犀(きんもくせい)), 銀木犀 (ginmokusei) (ruby: 銀木犀(ぎんもくせい)), 木犀 (mokusei) (ruby: 木犀(もくせい)) Derived forms: 桂花茶 (keikacha) (ruby: 桂花茶(けいかちゃ)), 桂花醤 (keikashō) (ruby: 桂花醤(けいかしょう)), 桂花陳酒 (keika chinshu) (ruby: 桂花陳酒(けいかちんしゅ))
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