葛鬱金

Japanese

Kanji in this term
葛 鬱 金
くず
Grade: S 		う
Grade: S 		こん
Grade: 1
kun'yomi irregular goon

Etymology

Literally, “arrowroot tumeric”, compound of 葛(くず) (kuzu, “Japanese arrowroot”) + 鬱金(うこん) (ukon, “tumeric”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɯ̟zɨːkõ̞ɴ]

Noun

葛(くず)鬱(う)金(こん) or 葛鬱金(クズウコン) • (kuzūkon) 

  1. arrowroot, Maranta arundinacea

Usage notes

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

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