牛膝

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Chinese

ox; cow; bull knee
trad. (牛膝)
simp. #(牛膝)

Pronunciation


Noun

牛膝

  1. Root of a chaff flower (Achyranthes spp.) (An herb used in traditional Chinese medicine.)

Compounds

References

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

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
しつ > じつ
Grade: S
kan'yōon kan'on

Noun

()(じつ) (gojitsu

  1. Synonym of 猪の子槌 (inokozuchi, Achyranthes japonica)
  2. (traditional Chinese medicine) dried root of Achyranthes japonica used as medicine