桔梗
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Chinese[edit]
tangerine; Platycodon grandiflorus | stem | ||
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simp. and trad. (桔梗) |
桔 | 梗 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
桔梗
- (traditional Chinese medicine) The root of the balloon flower (Platycodon grandiflorus).
Japanese[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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桔 | 梗 |
き Jinmeiyō |
きょう Grade: S |
yutōyomi |
/kikjau/ → /kikjɔː/ → /kikjoː/
From Middle Chinese 桔梗 (ket̚ kˠæŋX). Compare modern Cantonese reading git3 gang2.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
桔梗 or 桔梗 • (kikyō) ←ききやう (kikyau)?
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 キキョウ.
Etymology 2[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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桔 | 梗 |
きち Jinmeiyō |
こう Grade: S |
on’yomi |
/kitikau/ → /kit͡ɕikɔː/ → /kit͡ɕikoː/
From Middle Chinese 桔梗 (ket̚ kˠæŋX), using alternate kanji readings.[1]
This reading is less common than kikyō above, and may be obsolete.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- (possibly obsolete) The platycodon or Chinese bellflower, Platycodon grandiflorus.
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
Korean[edit]
Hanja in this term | |
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桔 | 梗 |
Noun[edit]
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