竜胆
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Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 竜 | 胆 |
| りんどう | |
| Grade: S | Grade: S |
| jukujikun | |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 龍膽 (kyūjitai) 龍胆 リンドウ |
From Middle Chinese 龍膽 (MC ljowng tamX). Metathesis with rendaku of the expected character reading, from りうたん *riutan (> modern りゅうたん *ryūtan) to りんだう rindau (> modern りんどう rindō).
Pronunciation
Noun
- a perennial herb of the family Gentianaceae, Gentiana scabra var. buergeri
- (loosely) any plant of the genus Gentiana or other closely related species: gentian
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as リンドウ.
Derived terms
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Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 竜 | 胆 |
| りゅう Grade: S |
たん Grade: S |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 龍膽 (kyūjitai) 龍胆 リュウタン |
Pronunciation
Noun
- (traditional Chinese medicine) rhizome of Gentiana scabra var. buergeri
- alternative form of 竜胆 (rindō)