一熟

Japanese

Kanji in this term
一	熟
いち Grade: 1	じゅく > じく Grade: 6
on’yomi

Etymology

The kanji spelling is an example of ateji (当て字), in this case used for both the sound values, and for the meanings:

一 (ichi, “one”, on'yomi)
熟 (jiku, “ripen”, irregular on'yomi)

The reading いちじく is thought to be an irregular rendering of the Middle Chinese 映日果 (ʔˠiæŋ^H ȵiɪt̚ kuɑ^X, “fig”), which is from Persian ‎ (anjir, “fig”) + Middle Chinese 果 (kuɑ^X, “fruit”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) いちじく [ìchíꜜjìkù] (Nakadaka – [2])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [it͡ɕiʑikɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

一(いち)熟(じく) • (ichijiku)

Alternative spelling of 無花果

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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