ウコン

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ウコン – see the following entry.
【鬱金うこん】
[noun] the turmeric, Curcuma longa
[noun] a dye extracted from the rhizome of the turmeric
[noun] short for 鬱金色 (ukon-iro): saffron yellow
[noun] short for 鬱金桜 (ukonzakura): a 里桜 (satozakura) cultivar, Prunus lannesiana
[noun] (traditional Chinese medicine) rhizome of Curcuma longa used in medicine
Alternative spelling
欝金
(This term, ウコン (ukon), is the katakana spelling of the above term.)
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