Word Meaning 木犀

もくせい mokusei

木犀 is read as もくせい (mokusei) and means fragrant olive (Osmanthus fragrans).

Meaning

English

  1. fragrant olive (Osmanthus fragrans)
  2. sweet olive

Reading

Kana

もくせい

Romaji

mokusei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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木犀草

もくせいそう

mignonette (Reseda odorata)

金木犀

きんもくせい

fragrant olive (Osmanthus fragrans var. aurantiacus)

銀木犀

ぎんもくせい

tea olive (Osmanthus fragrans)

木綿

きわた

cotton (material)

木刀

ぼくた

wooden sword

木の葉

きのは

leaf (of a tree)

木枯らし

こがらし

cold wintry wind

木の芽

きのめ

bud of Japanese pepper tree (Xanthoxylum piperitum)

木造

もくぞう

wooden

木材

もくざい

lumber

wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)

木曜

もくよう

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