千両

Japanese

Kanji in this term
千	両
せん Grade: 1	りょう Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative spellings
千兩 (kyūjitai) 仙蓼 (botanical)

Noun

千(せん)両(りょう) or 千両(センリョウ) • (senryō) 

1. 1000 ryō​
2. (figuratively) a large sum of money
3. 仙蓼: glabrous sarcandra herb, Sarcandra glabra

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).