香薷

Chinese

		fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury; appetizing; sweet; scented; popular	Elshotria paltrini
trad. (香薷)		香	薷
simp. #(香薷)		香	薷

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiāngrú

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤ ㄖㄨˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiāngrú
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤ ㄖㄨˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siangrú
    • Wade–Giles: hsiang¹-ju²
    • Yale: syāng-rú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiangru
    • Palladius: сянжу (sjanžu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʐu³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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Noun

香薷

1. Elsholtzia ciliata; Vietnamese balm

Synonyms

• 香草 (xiāngcǎo)
• 香茹 (xiāngrú)
• 香葇 (xiāngróu)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
香	薷
こう Grade: 4	じゅ Hyōgai
goon	on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こーじゅ [kóꜜòjù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːʑɨ]

Noun

香(こう)薷(じゅ) • (kōju) ^{←かうじゅ (kauzyu)?}

1. Synonym of 薙刀香薷 (naginata kōju, “Vietnamese balm, Elsholtzia ciliata”)
2. (traditional Chinese medicine) dried Vietnamese balm flower stems

Derived terms

• 鈴香薷(すずこうじゅ) (suzu kōju)
• 薙刀香薷(なぎなたこうじゅ) (naginata kōju)
• 溝香薷(みぞこうじゅ) (mizo kōju)