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生姜

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 生姜.

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Entry

生姜生薑しょうきょうNounFreq #250502
1

dried ginger root (trad. medicine)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

life, genuine, birth

5 strokesFrequency 29JLPT N4Grade 1

On

セイショウ

Kun

い.きるい.かすい.けるう.まれるうま.れるう.まれうまれう.むお.うは.えるは.やすなまなま-な.るな.すむ.す-う

Nanori

あさいきいくいけうぶうまいおいぎゅうくるみごせじょうすぎそうちるなばにうにゅうもうよいりゅう

Chinese surname, ginger

9 strokesFrequency 1,915

On

キョウ

Kun

こう

Nanori

かん

ginger

17 strokes

On

キョウコウ

Kun

はじかみ

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