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独活

独活

See also: 獨活

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 独活 – see 獨活.
(This term, 独活, is the simplified form of 獨活.)
Notes:

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
独 活
Grade: 5 Grade: 2
Irregular

Pronunciation

Noun

独活 ‎(hiragana うど, katakana ウド, romaji udo)

  1. Japanese spikenard
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
独 活
どく > どっ
Grade: 5 		かつ
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

独活 ‎(hiragana どっかつ, romaji dokkatsu, historical hiragana どくくわつ)

  1. Japanese spikenard
  2. living independently alone

Verb

独活する ‎(hiragana どっかつする, romaji dokkatsu suru, historical hiragana どくくわつする)

  1. live independently alone

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
独 活
Grade: 5 Grade: 2
Irregular

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)
  • IPA(key): [t͡sɯᵝt͡ɕita̠ɾ̠a̠]

Noun

独活 ‎(hiragana つちたら, romaji tsuchitara)

  1. (obsolete) Japanese spikenard

References

  1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9

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