芍薬

See also: 芍藥

Japanese

Kanji in this term
芍	薬
しゃく Hyōgai	やく Grade: 3
kan'on	on'yomi

Alternative spellings
芍藥 (kyūjitai) 勺薬

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しゃくやく [shàkúyákú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ɕa̠kɯ̟ja̠kɯ̟]

Noun

芍(しゃく)薬(やく) or 芍薬(シャクヤク) • (shakuyaku)

Chinese peony, Paeonia lactiflora
(traditional Chinese medicine) dried roots of Paeonia lactiflora used in medicine

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Idioms

立(た)てば芍(しゃく)薬(やく)座(すわ)れば牡(ぼ)丹(たん)歩(ある)く姿(すがた)は百合(ゆり)の花(はな) (tateba shakuyaku suwareba botan aruku sugata wa yuri no hana)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN