蓮根

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Chinese

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lotus radical (chem.); root; basis
trad. (蓮根)
simp. (莲根)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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蓮根

  1. (archaic or Yunnan Mandarin) lotus root

Synonyms

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Japanese

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Sliced lotus root
Kanji in this term
れん
Jinmeiyō
こん
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology 1

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Noun

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(れん)(こん) (renkon

  1. A lotus root.
  2. (gay slang) Acting straight.[1]

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
はす
Jinmeiyō

Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Noun

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(はす)() (hasune

  1. Lotus root.

References

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  1. ^ Long, Daniel. (1996) Formation processes of some Japanese gay argot terms. American Speech, vol. 71, no. 2, pp. 215–224.