蒲公英

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Chinese

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calamus
just; honourable; public
just; honourable; public; common; fair; duke; mister
 
flower; hero; brave
flower; hero; brave; outstanding; Britain (abbrev.); English
 
trad. (蒲公英)
simp. #(蒲公英)
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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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蒲公英

  1. dandelion (plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum)

Synonyms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (蒲公英):

Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
Jinmeiyō Grade: 2 Grade: 4
irregular

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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蒲公英(たんぽぽ) or 蒲公英(タンポポ) (tanpopo

  1. dandelion (plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum)
    Synonyms: 鼓草 (tsuzumigusa), 蒲公英 (hokōei)

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term

Jinmeiyō
こう
Grade: 2
えい
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(こう)(えい) or 蒲公英(ホコウエイ) (hokōei

  1. dandelion
  2. (traditional Chinese medicine) dried young leaves used as medicine

References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN