午蒡

Japanese

Kanji in this term
午 蒡
ご
Grade: 2 		ぼう
Hyōgai
on'yomi kan'yōon
For pronunciation and definitions of 午蒡 – see the following entry.
【牛蒡ごぼう】
[noun] [from 1177-1181] burdock (Arctium lappa)
[noun] [unknown] abbreviation of 牛蒡注連 (gobōjime, “a type of 注連縄 (shimenawa) that is bundled with straw and tied like a burdock used for celebrations such as New Years or Shinto shrines”)
[noun] [unknown] a penis; a cock; a stalk
Alternative spellings
牛房, 午房, ゴボウ
(This term, 午蒡, is an alternative spelling (dated) of the above term.)
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