莓 méi
: berry; strawberry
: moss
Kun Reading
莓 OR 苺 | いちご ichigo
noun
: (wild) strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
On Reading
バイ bai
マイ mai
Usage:
山莓 shan1mei2 OR 木莓 mu4mei2: raspberry
草莓 cao3mei2: strawberry; (Taiwan) hickey; love bite
山莓 shan1mei2 OR 木莓 mu4mei2: raspberry
OR
木莓 mu4 mei2: raspberry
[きいちご kiichigo: raspberry (any plant of genus Rubus, esp. Rubus palmatus var. coptophyllus)]
樹[树]莓 shu4mei2: bramble; raspberry
草莓 cao3mei2: strawberry; (Taiwan) hickey; love bite
[草苺 | くさいちご kusaichigo: Rubus hirsutus (species of raspberry)]
藍[蓝]莓 lan2mei2: blueberry
Etymology:
形声 Pictophonetic.
艹 (cao3: grass radical 140) suggests the meaning while
每 (mei3: each; every) provides the sound.
形声 Pictophonetic.
艹 (cao3: grass radical 140) suggests the meaning while
每 (mei3: each; every) provides the sound.
Historical variant / Semantic:
苺 mei2
Examples:
苺は大好きです！
いちごはだいすきです ichigo wa daisuki desu
I like strawberries very much!
我喜歡吃草莓蛋糕。
wo3 xi3huan1 chi1 cao3mei2 dan4gao1
I like strawberry shortcakes.
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
