Chinese

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sweet; willingly; Gansu province (abbrev.)
grass; straw; draft (of a document)
grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
 
trad. (甘草)
simp. #(甘草)
 
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Noun

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甘草

  1. licorice (Glycyrrhiza uralensis, whose root often used in traditional Chinese medicine to improve qi)
  2. (figurative) supporting character; minor character
    甘草演員甘草演员  ―  gāncǎo yǎnyuán  ―  supporting actor/actress, especially an experienced one

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
かん
Grade: S
そう > ぞう
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Middle Chinese 甘草

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Noun

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(かん)(ぞう) or 甘草(カンゾウ) (kanzōかんざう (kanzau)?

  1. licorice
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Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
あま
Grade: S
くさ
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

(ama, sweet) +‎ (kusa, grass)

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Noun

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(あま)(くさ) (amakusa

  1. licorice

Etymology 3

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Kanji in this term
あま
Grade: S

Grade: 1
kun'yomi irregular

(ama, sweet) +‎ (ki, tree)

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Noun

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(あま)() (amaki

  1. (obsolete) licorice

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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甘草 (gamcho) (hangeul 감초)

  1. hanja form? of 감초 (licorice)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

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甘草

  1. chữ Hán form of cam thảo (licorice).