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鬱金
Hiragana
うこん
Noun
abbreviation
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Japanese Meaning
鬱金（うこん）は、ショウガ科ウコン属の多年草「ウコン（ターメリック）」およびその根茎から得られる黄色の染料・香辛料を指す名詞。また、その染料による黄色みの強い色名や、鬱金色の花を咲かせるサトザクラの園芸品種「鬱金桜」を指すこともある。
Easy Japanese Meaning
しょうがのなかまのくさのなまえで、きいろのいろやくすりにつかう。きいろのいろのなまえや、さくらのなまえにもなる。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
姜黄（Curcuma longa）。 / 姜黄根茎提取的染料。 / 姜黄色（色名）或“郁金樱”（里樱品种）的简称。
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
薑黃（Curcuma longa） / 由薑黃根莖提取的染料 / 「鬱金色」或「鬱金櫻」的簡稱（前者指黃橙色，後者為里櫻栽培品種）
Korean Meaning
강황 / 강황의 뿌리줄기에서 추출한 염료 / 사프란빛 노란색
Indonesian
kunyit (Curcuma longa) / zat pewarna dari rimpang kunyit / warna kuning kunyit
Vietnamese Meaning
nghệ (Curcuma longa); thuốc nhuộm từ thân rễ nghệ / màu vàng nghệ (viết tắt của 鬱金色) / giống anh đào ‘Ukon’ (Prunus lannesiana)
Tagalog Meaning
luyang-dilaw (Curcuma longa) / tina o kulay na dilaw mula sa luyang-dilaw (ukon-iro; saffron yellow) / ukonzakura, isang kultibar ng sakura (Prunus lannesiana)
Sense（1）
the turmeric, Curcuma longa
Sense（2）
a dye extracted from the rhizome of the turmeric
Sense（3）
Short for 鬱金色 (ukon-iro): saffron yellow
Sense（4）
Short for 鬱金桜 (ukonzakura): a 里桜 (satozakura) cultivar, Prunus lannesiana
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the turmeric, Curcuma longa / a dye extracted from the rhizome of the turmeric / Short for 鬱金色 (ukon-iro): saffron yellow / Short for 鬱金桜 (ukonzakura): a 里桜 (satozakura) cultivar, Prunus lannesiana
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鬱金
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When you use turmeric in cooking, the color becomes vivid.
When you use turmeric in cooking, the color becomes vivid.
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鬱金は料理に使うと色が鮮やかになります。
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