はんげ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of はんげ – see the following entry.
【半夏】
[noun] clipping of 半夏生 (hangeshou, “the 11th day after the summer solstice and end of the rice planting season”)
[noun] alternate name of Pinellia ternata
[noun] (traditional Chinese medicine) rhizomes of Pinellia ternata used in medicine
[noun] (Buddhism) the 45th day of the 90 day summer retreat
(This term, はんげ (hange), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
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