射干
Chinese edit
radio- (chem.); shoot | to concern; to interfere; shield to concern; to interfere; shield; stem | ||
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trad. (射干) | 射 | 干 | |
simp. #(射干) | 射 | 干 |
Etymology edit
From Sanskrit सृगाल (sṛgāla, “jackal”); another variations include 野干 (OC *ɦljaʔ kaːn), 野犴 (OC *ɦljaʔ ŋaːn), 豻 (OC *ŋaːn) and 悉伽羅 (MC sit gja la).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
射干
- rhizome of the blackberry lily (Iris domestica), syn. Belamcanda chinensis, used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat cough, phlegm and sore throat)
- (archaic, historical, obsolete) an animal which resembles a fox and that can climb trees
- 其上則有赤猨蠷蝚,鵷雛孔鸞,騰遠射干。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
- Qí shàng zé yǒu chìyuán qúróu, yuānchú kǒngluán, téngyuǎn yègān. [Pinyin]
- Above that, there are red apes, qurou [a kind of macaque], yuanchu [a kind of fenghuang], peacocks and luan [a kind of fenghuang], tengyuan [a kind of beast] and yegan [a fox-like animal].
其上则有赤猨蠷蝚,鹓雏孔鸾,腾远射干。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
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Etymology 1 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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射 | 干 |
しゃ Grade: 6 |
かん > が Grade: 6 |
kan’on | irregular |
Alternative spellings |
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者我 著莪 |
Derived from a confusion with 射干 (yakan, “blackberry lily (Iris domestica”)) below. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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 シャガ.
Derived terms edit
- 岩射干 (iwashaga)
- 姫射干 (hime-shaga)
Etymology 2 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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射 | 干 |
や Grade: 6 |
かん Grade: 6 |
on’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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野干 |
From Middle Chinese 射干 (MC yaeH kan), from Sanskrit सृगाल (sṛgāla, “jackal”).
Doublet of ジャッカル (jakkaru, “jackal”), via English jackal, Turkish çakal and Persian شغال (šağâl).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- (Chinese mythology) a legendary evil beast similar to a fox
- (by extension) a fox
- Synonym: 狐 (kitsune)
- (theater) a Noh mask with the visage of the Chinese fox spirit
- Synonym of 檜扇 (hiōgi): the blackberry lily (Iris domestica)
Etymology 3 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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射 | 干 |
ひおうぎ | |
Grade: 6 | Grade: 6 |
jukujikun |
For pronunciation and definitions of 射干 – see the following entry. | ||
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(This term, 射干, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |