接骨木

庭常

Readings

Kana: にわとこ、せっこつぼく、ニワトコ

Romaji: niwatoko, sekkotsuboku, niwatoko

Definition

noun

1

red-berried elder (Sambucus racemosa subsp. sieboldiana); Japanese elderberry

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

接

Readings: セツ、 ショウ、 つ.ぐ

Meanings: touch, contact, adjoin, piece together

骨

Readings: コツ、 ほね

Meanings: skeleton, bone, remains, frame

木

Readings: ボク、 モク、 き、 こ-

Meanings: tree, wood

庭

Readings: テイ、 にわ

Meanings: courtyard, garden, yard

常

Readings: ジョウ、 つね、 とこ-

Meanings: usual, ordinary, normal, regular

Example Sentence

私(わたし)はニワトコジュースが好(す)きだ。

➥I love elderberry juice.