桔梗
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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桔 | 梗 |
き Jinmeiyō |
きょう Grade: S |
yutōyomi |
/kikjau/ → /kikjɔː/ → /kikjoː/
From Middle Chinese 桔梗 (ket̚ kˠæŋX). Compare modern Cantonese reading git3 gang2.
Noun
桔梗 (hiragana ききょう, katakana キキョウ, rōmaji kikyō, historical hiragana ききやう)
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts, as キキョウ.
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |
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桔 | 梗 |
きち Jinmeiyō |
こう Grade: S |
on’yomi |
/kitikau/ → /kit͡ɕikɔː/ → /kit͡ɕikoː/
From Middle Chinese 桔梗 (ket̚ kˠæŋX), using alternate kanji readings.[1]
This reading is less common than kikyō above, and may be obsolete.
Noun
桔梗 (hiragana きちこう, rōmaji kichikō)
- (possibly obsolete) the platycodon or Chinese bellflower, Platycodon grandiflorus
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