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細辛

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

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Entry

細辛いしんNounFreq #100297
1

Siebold's wild ginger (esp. its dried root or rhizome, used as an antitussive and analgesic in traditional Chinese medicine)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

dainty, get thin, taper, slender, narrow, detailed, precise

11 strokesFrequency 537JLPT N2Grade 2

On

サイ

Kun

ほそ.いほそ.るこま.かこま.かい

spicy, bitter, hot, acrid

7 strokesFrequency 1,607JLPT N2Grade 8

On

シン

Kun

から.いつら.い-づら.いかのと

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