天南星

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Chinese

day; sky; heaven south star; satellite; small amount
simp. and trad.
(天南星)

Pronunciation


Noun

天南星

  1. Rhizome of the Arisaema (An herb used in traditional Chinese medicine.)

References

  • 天南星 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia zh
  • Nigel Wiseman, "English-Chinese Chinese-English Dictionary of Chinese Medicine", 1995. →ISBN.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
てん
Grade: 1
なん
Grade: 2
しょう
Grade: 2
on'yomi goon goon
 テンナンショウ属 on Japanese Wikipedia

Noun

  1. Jack-in-the-pulpit, a general term for plants of genus Arisaema
    Synonym: 虎の尾 (tora no o)
  2. (traditional Chinese medicine) dried rhizomes of Arisaema