楡

See also: 榆

楡 U+6961, 楡 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6961 ← 楠 [U+6960] CJK Unified Ideographs 楢 → [U+6962]

Translingual

Han character

楡 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+9, 13 strokes, cangjie input 木人一女 (DOMV), composition ⿰木兪)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 540, character 12
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 15153
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1253, character 1
• Unihan data for U+6961

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 楡 – see 榆 (“elm tree”). (This character is a variant form of 榆).

Japanese

Kanji

楡

(Hyōgai kanji)

1. elm tree

Readings

• On (unclassified): ゆ (yu)
• Kun: にれ (nire, 楡)
• Nanori: にれ (nire)

Etymology

Kanji in this term
楡
にれ Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) にれ [nìré] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) にれ [níꜜrè] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɲ̟iɾe̞]

Noun

楡(にれ) or 楡(ニレ) • (nire) 

1. elm
   • 1963, “高校三年生”, 丘灯至夫 (lyrics), performed by 舟木一夫:

     ニレの木(こ)蔭(かげ)に弾(はず)む声(こえ)

     nire no kokage ni hazumu koe

     lively voices under the shadow of the elm

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

• 秋楡(あきにれ) (akinire)
• 春楡(はるにれ) (harunire)

Korean

Hanja

楡 • (yu) (hangeul 유, revised yu, McCune–Reischauer yu, Yale yu)

1. (느릅나무): elm tree