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鬱金
Hiragana
うこん
Noun
archaic
abbreviation
alt-of
Japanese Meaning
鬱金(うこん)は、ショウガ科ウコン属の多年草、またはその根茎を乾燥させた黄色い香辛料・漢方薬を指す名詞です。 / 鬱金色(うこんいろ)の略として、ややくすんだ鮮やかな黄色(サフランイエロー系の色)を指すことがあります。 / 鬱金香(うこんこう)の略として、チューリップの古称を指す場合があります。
Easy Japanese Meaning
うこんのこと。また、うこんいろやちゅうりっぷをさすこともある。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
姜黄(Curcuma longa) / 姜黄色(黄色的一种) / 郁金香(指郁金香花)
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
古稱薑黃(Curcuma longa) / 鬱金色(薑黃色)的略稱 / 鬱金香的略稱
Korean Meaning
울금; 강황의 뿌리 / 울금색; 사프란빛의 황색 / 튤립(‘鬱金香’의 준말)
Indonesian
kunyit (Curcuma longa) / warna kuning kunyit / tulip
Vietnamese Meaning
Nghệ (Curcuma longa; nghĩa cổ) / (viết tắt của 鬱金色) màu vàng nghệ / (viết tắt của 鬱金香) hoa tulip
Tagalog Meaning
luyang-dilaw / kulay safron / tulipan
Sense(1)
(archaic) the turmeric, Curcuma longa
Sense(2)
Short for 鬱金色 (ukkon-iro): saffron yellow
Sense(3)
Short for 鬱金香 (ukkonkō): a tulip
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( romanization )
( hiragana )
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(archaic) the turmeric, Curcuma longa / Short for 鬱金色 (ukkon-iro): saffron yellow / Short for 鬱金香 (ukkonkō): a tulip
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鬱金
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In the old days, people used turmeric as a medicine.
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昔の人々は、鬱金を薬として使っていました。
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