通草

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Chinese

go through; know well; to connect
go through; know well; to connect; to communicate; open
 
grass; straw; draft (of a document)
grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
 
trad. (通草)
simp. #(通草)

Pronunciation


Noun

通草

  1. rice-paper plant (Tetrapanax spp.) (An herb used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat typhoid and to promote lactation.)

References

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

Japanese

Kanji in this term
あけび
Grade: 2 Grade: 1
jukujikun
For pronunciation and definitions of 通草 – see the following entry.
あけびアケビ
chocolate vine (Akebia quinata)
(slang) female genitals (possibly from the shape of the ripened and opened fruit)
Alternative spellings
木通,
(This term, 通草, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)