How to say "elm" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- nounThe borrowed name for the tree itself; use it when referring to an actual elm tree. Note that it is a less common way to say elm in Japanese.
- ニレ科ニレかnounA botanical family name: Ulmaceae, the family of elm trees. It is not the word for an individual elm tree; use it when discussing plant classification.
Both are less common choices: 「エルム」 names the elm tree itself, while 「ニレ科」 is the botanical family Ulmaceae, suited to taxonomy rather than referring to an individual elm.
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