独活の大木

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
うど たい
Grade: 1
ぼく
Grade: 1
Grade: 5 Grade: 2
irregular on’yomi
Alternative spelling
獨活の大木 (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

From 独活(うど) (udo, Japanese spikenard) + (no, possessive particle) + 大木(たいぼく) (taiboku, large tree), because the stem of a Japanese spikenard grows high, but then it becomes inedible, and the stem is soft.

Noun[edit]

独活(うど)(たい)(ぼく) (udo no taiboku

  1. good-for-nothing