竜胆
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Japanese[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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竜 | 胆 |
Grade: S | Grade: S |
irregular |
Alternative spellings |
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龍膽 (kyūjitai) 龍胆 リンドウ |
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[edit]
Noun[edit]
- a perennial herb of the family Gentianaceae, Gentiana scabra var. buergeri
- Synonym: 笹竜胆 (sasa rindō)
- (broadly) any plant of the genus Gentiana or other closely related species: gentian
Usage notes[edit]
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[edit]
Derived terms
- リンドウ科 (rindōka)
- 苔竜胆 (koke rindō)
- 笹竜胆 (sasa rindō)
- 蔓竜胆 (tsuru rindō)
- 当薬竜胆 (tōyaku rindō)
- 春竜胆 (haru rindō)
- 筆竜胆 (fude rindō)
- 深山竜胆 (miyama rindō)
- 武佐竜胆 (musha rindō)
Etymology 2[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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竜 | 胆 |
りゅう Grade: S |
たん Grade: S |
on’yomi |
Alternative spellings |
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龍膽 (kyūjitai) 龍胆 リュウタン |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- (traditional Chinese medicine) rhizome of Gentiana scabra var. buergeri
- alternative form of 竜胆 (rindō)
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- Japanese terms spelled with 竜
- Japanese terms spelled with 胆
- Japanese terms with irregular kanji readings
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