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金銀花
金銀花
See also: 金银花
Chinese
| metal; money; gold | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (金銀花) | 金 | 銀花 | |
| simp. (金银花) | 金 | 银花 | |
Noun
金銀花
- flower of the Japanese honeysuckle or Lonicera japonica (A flower used in traditional Chinese medicine to "detoxify" and to treat influenza.)
References
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金银花 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia zh
Japanese
金銀花 (kinginka): the Japanese honeysuckle.
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 金 | 銀 | 花 |
|
きん Grade: 1 |
ぎん Grade: 3 |
か Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | ||
Etymology
Probably from Middle Chinese. Literally “gold silver flower”. Compare modern Chinese simplified 金银花 and traditional 金銀花 (jīnyínhuā).[1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
金銀花 (hiragana きんぎんか, romaji kinginka)
- (rare) the Japanese honeysuckle plant, Lonicera japonica.
- the flower of the Japanese honeysuckle
Usage notes
More commonly called スイカズラ (suikazura) in Japanese.[1][2]
Synonyms
- 忍冬 (スイカズラ, suikazura; にんどう, nindō)
- 吸い葛 (すいかずら, suikazura)