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茱萸ぐみ

ぐみ · gumi

noun

Oleaster (any plant of genus Elaeagnus), silverberry (US)

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ぐみが
Atamadaka

high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?

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What does 茱萸 mean?

Oleaster (any plant of genus Elaeagnus), silverberry (US).

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ぐみ (gumi). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.

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Oleaster (any plant of ge…