春竜胆

Japanese

Kanji in this term
春	竜	胆
はる Grade: 2	りんどう
	Grade: S	Grade: S
kun'yomi	jukujikun

Alternative spelling
春龍膽 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally, “spring gentian”, compound of 春(はる) (haru, “spring”) + 竜胆(りんどう) (rindō, “gentian”)

Noun

春(はる)竜胆(りんどう) or 春竜胆(ハルリンドウ) • (harurindō) ^{←はるりんだう (farurindau)?}

1. Gentiana thunbergii

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).