仙人掌

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Chinese

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palm (of hand); in charge of
simp. and trad.
(仙人掌)
仙人
Literally: “immortal man's palm”.
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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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仙人掌

  1. cactus, especially prickly pear cactus

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
さぼてん
Grade: S Grade: 1 Grade: S
jukujikun
For pronunciation and definitions of 仙人掌 – see the following entry.
サボテン
[noun] cactus (member of the Cactaceae family)
Alternative spellings
覇王樹, さぼてん
(This term, 仙人掌, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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仙人掌 (seoninjang) (hangeul 선인장)

  1. hanja form? of 선인장 (cactus)