葛根

Chinese

		coarse grass linen	radical (chem.); root; basis
trad. (葛根)		葛	根
simp. ^#(葛根)		葛	根

Etymology

(tulku): Borrowed from Mongolian ᠭᠡᠭᠡᠨ (gegen), from Tibetan དགེ་རྒན (dge rgan).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gégēn

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄜˊ ㄍㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): got³ gan¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gégēn
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄜˊ ㄍㄣ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gégen
  - Wade–Giles: ko²-kên¹
  - Yale: gé-gēn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gergen
  - Palladius: гэгэнь (gɛgɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɤ³⁵ kən⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: got³ gan¹
  - Yale: got gān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: got⁸ gan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: god³ gen¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːt̚³ kɐn⁵⁵/

Noun

葛根

(traditional Chinese medicine) root of the kudzu (Pueraria montana) (an herb used to treat symptoms of hypertension)
(Tibetan Buddhism, Mongolia, Inner Mongolia) tulku
葛根廟／葛根庙 ― gěgēnmiào ― lamasery, gompa

Derived terms

葛根素 (gégēnsù)
葛粉 (géfěn)

See also

解表藥／解表药 (jiěbiǎoyào)
藥材／药材 (yàocái)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
葛	根
かつ > かっ Grade: S	こん Grade: 3
kan'on	on'yomi

Noun

葛(かっ)根(こん) • (kakkon)

(traditional Chinese medicine) roots of the kudzu (Pueraria montana), used in medicine

Derived terms

葛根湯(かっこんとう) (kakkontō)