慈姑

See also 慈菇

Japanese

Kanji in this term
慈	姑

Etymology

From Sinitic 慈姑 (“arrowhead, Sagittaria trifolia”).

Noun

慈姑 (hiragana くわい, katakana クワイ, romaji kuwai)

1. (botany): arrowhead

Scientific names

• Sagittaria trifolia var. edulis

References

• New Japanese-English dictionary, Kenkyusha, 1954, page 111
• クワイ on the Japanese Wikipedia.ja.Wikipedia:クワイ

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Mandarin

simpl. and trad.
慈姑

Alternative forms

• 慈菇
• 茨菰

Etymology

Noun

慈姑 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin cígū)

1. arrowhead

Scientific names

• Sagittaria sagittifolia

References

• ABC Chinese-English Dictionary, John DeFrancis, 1997, page 94
• The Pinyin Chinese-English Dictionary, Jingrong Wu, 1979, page 111
• Lin Yutang, page 1071