細辛

See also: 细辛

Chinese

fine; minutely; thin
fine; minutely; thin; slender
 
8th heavenly stem; tired
trad. (細辛)
simp. (细辛)

Pronunciation


Noun

細辛

  1. Asarum sieboldii or wild ginger. (An herb used in traditional Chinese medicine externally to treat mouth ulcers, and internally as an anti-biotic, anaesthetic, anti-histamine, and to treat deafness.)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
さい
Grade: 2
しん
Grade: S
goon on'yomi

Noun

(さい)(しん) • (saishin

  1. synonym of 薄葉細辛 (usuba saishin, Asarum sieboldii, a species of wild ginger)
  2. (traditional Chinese medicine) rhizome of Asarum sieboldii used in medicine

Derived terms

  • 薄葉細辛(ウスバサイシン) (usuba saishin)
  • 尾長細辛(オナガサイシン) (onaga saishin)