苦参

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 苦参 – see 苦參 (“root of shrubby sophora”). (This term is the simplified form of 苦參).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
苦	参
くらら
Grade: 3	Grade: 4
jukujikun

Alternative spelling
苦參 (kyūjitai)

Noun

苦参(くらら) or 苦参(クララ) • (kurara) 

1. shrubby sophora, Sophora flavescens

   Synonyms: 草槐 (kusaenju), 苦参 (kujin)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
苦	参
く Grade: 3	しん > じん Grade: 4
goon

Alternative spelling
苦參 (kyūjitai)

Noun

苦(く)参(じん) • (kujin) 

1. synonym of 苦参 (kurara, “shrubby sophora, Sophora flavescens”)
2. (traditional Chinese medicine) dried roots of Sophora flavescens

References

• “苦^△参”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025