黄連

See also: 黃連 and 黄连

Japanese

Kanji in this term
黄	連
おう Grade: 2	れん Grade: 4
on'yomi

Alternative spellings
黃連 (kyūjitai) 黄蓮

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 黃連.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) おーれん [óꜜòrèǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• (Tokyo) おーれん [òóréń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [o̞ːɾẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

黄(おう)連(れん) or 黄連(オウレン) • (ōren) ^{←わうれん (wauren)?}

1. Japanese goldthread, Coptis japonica
2. (traditional Chinese medicine) dried rhizomes of Coptis used in medicine