竜胆

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
竜	胆
Grade: S	Grade: S
irregular

Alternative spellings
龍膽 (kyūjitai) 龍胆 リンドウ

From Middle Chinese 龍膽 (MC lɨoŋ tɑmX). 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

• (Tokyo) り​んどー [ríꜜǹdòò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɾʲĩndo̞ː]

Noun

竜胆(りんどう) • (rindō) ^{←りんだう (rindau)?}

1. a perennial herb of the family Gentianaceae, Gentiana scabra var. buergeri

   Synonym: 笹竜胆 (sasa rindō)

2. (broadly) any plant of the genus Gentiana or other closely related species: gentian

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

• リンドウ科(か) (rindōka)
• 苔竜胆(こけりんどう) (koke rindō)
• 笹竜胆(ささりんどう) (sasa rindō)
• 蔓竜胆(つるりんどう) (tsuru rindō)
• 当薬竜胆(とうやくりんどう) (tōyaku rindō)
• 春竜胆(はるりんどう) (haru rindō)
• 筆竜胆(ふでりんどう) (fude rindō)
• 深山竜胆(みやまりんどう) (miyama rindō)
• 武佐竜胆(むしゃりんどう) (musha rindō)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
竜	胆
りゅう Grade: S	たん Grade: S
on’yomi

Alternative spellings
龍膽 (kyūjitai) 龍胆 リュウタン

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) りゅうたん [ryùútáń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɾʲɨᵝːtã̠ɴ]

Noun

竜(りゅう)胆(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)