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Definition 2024


鬱金

鬱金

See also: 郁金

Chinese

dense (growth); melancholy metal; money; gold
trad. (鬱金)
simp. (郁金)

Noun

鬱金

  1. zedoary, the root of Curcuma zedoaria, a plant in the ginger family, which is used as an herb in traditional Chinese medicine

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
うつ > う
Grade: S
こん
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

鬱金 (hiragana うこん, katakana ウコン, romaji ukon)

  1. turmeric, Curcuma longa

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