竜胆
Japanese edit
Etymology 1 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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竜 | 胆 |
Grade: S | Grade: S |
irregular |
Alternative spellings |
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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 edit
Noun edit
- a perennial herb of the family Gentianaceae, Gentiana scabra var. buergeri
- Synonym: 笹竜胆 (sasa rindō)
- (broadly) any plant of the genus Gentiana or other closely related species: gentian
Usage notes edit
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 edit
Derived terms
- リンドウ科 (rindōka)
- 苔竜胆 (koke rindō)
- 笹竜胆 (sasa rindō)
- 蔓竜胆 (tsuru rindō)
- 当薬竜胆 (tōyaku rindō)
- 春竜胆 (haru rindō)
- 筆竜胆 (fude rindō)
- 深山竜胆 (miyama rindō)
- 武佐竜胆 (musha rindō)
Etymology 2 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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竜 | 胆 |
りゅう Grade: S |
たん Grade: S |
on’yomi |
Alternative spellings |
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龍膽 (kyūjitai) 龍胆 リュウタン |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- (traditional Chinese medicine) rhizome of Gentiana scabra var. buergeri
- alternative form of 竜胆 (rindō)