甘草

Chinese

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Pronunciation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Noun

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

Synonyms

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (甘草):
  • Japanese: Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
  • Korean: 감초(甘草) (gamcho)
  • Vietnamese: cam thảo (Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value))

Others:

  • Zhuang: gamcauj

See also

Japanese

Etymology 1

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

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Pronunciation

Noun

(かん)(ぞう) • (kanzō) かんざう (kanzau)?

  1. licorice
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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

(ama, sweet) + (kusa, grass)

Pronunciation

Noun

(あま)(くさ) • (amakusa) 

  1. licorice

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
あま
Grade: S

Grade: 1
kun’yomi irregular

(ama, sweet) + (ki, tree)

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [a̠ma̠kʲi]

Noun

(あま)() • (amaki) 

  1. (obsolete) licorice

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

甘草 • (gamcho) (hangeul 감초)

  1. Hanja form? of 감초 (licorice).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

甘草

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