独活の大木

Japanese

Kanji in this term
独	活	大	木
うど		たい Grade: 1	ぼく Grade: 1
Grade: 5	Grade: 2
irregular		on'yomi

Alternative spelling
獨活の大木 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 独活(うど) (udo, “Japanese spikenard”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 大木(たいぼく) (taiboku, “large tree”), because the stem of a Japanese spikenard grows high, but then it becomes inedible, and the stem is soft.

Noun

独活(うど)の大(たい)木(ぼく) • (udo no taiboku) 

1. good-for-nothing