竜胆

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
りんどう
Grade: S Grade: S
jukujikun
Alternative spellings
龍膽 (kyūjitai)
龍胆
リンドウ
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From Middle Chinese 龍膽 (MC ljowng tamX). Metathesis with rendaku of the expected character reading, from りうたん *riutan (> modern りゅうたん *ryūtan) to りんだう rindau (> modern りんどう rindō).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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竜胆(りんどう) (rindōりんだう (rindau)?

  1. a perennial herb of the family Gentianaceae, Gentiana scabra var. buergeri
    Synonyms: 笹竜胆 (sasa rindō), 笑草 (emigusa)
  2. (broadly) any plant of the genus Gentiana or other closely related species: gentian
Usage notes
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As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as リンドウ.

Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
りゅう
Grade: S
たん
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spellings
龍膽 (kyūjitai)
龍胆
リュウタン
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Pronunciation

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Noun

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(りゅう)(たん) (ryūtanりうたん (riutan)?

  1. (traditional Chinese medicine) rhizome of Gentiana scabra var. buergeri
  2. alternative form of 竜胆 (rindō)