紫根

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: S
こん
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Noun

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()(こん) (shikon

  1. roots of purple gromwell, Lithospermum erythrorhizon
  2. (traditional Chinese medicine) dried roots of purple gromwell, Lithospermum erythrorhizon used in medicine
  3. Short for 紫根色 (shikon-iro, a purple produced by gromwell roots).

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