黄連

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See also: 黃連, and 黄连

Japanese

Kanji in this term
おう
Grade: 2
れん
Grade: 4
on'yomi
Alternative spellings
黃連 (kyūjitai)
黄蓮
 オウレン on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 黃連.

Pronunciation

Noun

(おう)(れん) or 黄連(オウレン) (ōrenわうれん (wauren)?

  1. Japanese goldthread, Coptis japonica
  2. (traditional Chinese medicine) dried rhizomes of Coptis used in medicine

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN