午蒡

Japanese

Kanji in this term
午	蒡
ご Grade: 2	ぼう Hyōgai
on'yomi	kan'yōon

For pronunciation and definitions of 午蒡 – see the following entry.

【牛蒡ごぼう】 [noun] [from 1177-1181] burdock (Arctium lappa) [noun] [unknown] Abbreviation of 牛蒡注連 (gobōjime, “a type of 注連縄 (shimenawa) that is bundled with straw and tied like a burdock used for celebrations such as New Years or Shinto shrines”). [noun] [unknown] a penis; a cock; a stalk Alternative spellings 牛房, 午房, ゴボウ

(This term, 午蒡, is an alternative spelling (dated) of the above term.)