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くぁんそー・くゎんそー【甘草】

kwansoo

Pronunciation: [kʷan̩soː] Pitch: LLHH

Definition

Noun

  1. Liquorice root; licorice root

Etymology

Cognate to 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 in kana as かんざう kanzau. Ultimately from Chinese 【甘草】 "liquorice" (cf. Mandarin gāncǎo; Cantonese gam1 cou2; and Min Nan kam-chhó; Sino-Korean 감초 ‎gamcho).

意味:かんぞう【甘草】

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甘草