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くゎんそー・くぁんそー【甘草】 : kwansoo | define meaning
kwansoo
Pronunciation: [kʷan̩soː] Pitch: LLHH
Definition
Noun
- Liquorice root; licorice root
Etymology
Cognate with Kunigami (Takazato) くゎんそー kwansoo; Kunigami (Nakijin) and Okinawan (Shuri) かんじょー kanjoo; and standard Japanese かんぞう【甘草】 kanzou "liquorice", historically written かんざう kanzau. Ultimately from Chinese 【甘草】 "liquorice" (cf. Mandarin gāncǎo; Cantonese gam1 cou2; Eastern Min găng-chō̤; Min Nan kam-chhó; Sino-Korean 감초 gamcho; Sino-Vietnamese cam thảo).
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 甘草 |
| Kana | くゎんそー くぁんそー |
| New Okinawa Moji | 彩んそー |
| Romanization | kwansoo |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [kʷan̩soː] Pitch: LLHH |
意味：かんぞう【甘草】
甘草
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, November 10). くゎんそー・くぁんそー【甘草】 : kwansoo | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/4161/kwansoo/.