つばき
Tsubaki
Other forms: 山茶、海石榴
Also read: さんちゃ、ツバキ
椿 (Tsubaki) is a Japanese noun meaning “common camellia (Camellia japonica), tea produced in the mountains”.
Meanings
- nouncommon camellia (Camellia japonica)
- nountea produced in the mountains
Examples
お茶の木はツバキの一種です。
The tea tree is a kind of camellia.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).