noun
crow dipper; Pinellia tuber
A plant (Pinellia ternata) used in traditional Chinese medicine. This sense is usually written in kana.
See also: カラスビシャク
はんげは漢方薬に使われる植物です。
Crow dipper is a plant used in traditional Chinese medicine.
noun
11th day after the summer solstice; last seed-sowing and rice-planting day
Abbreviation of 半夏生. A traditional marker in the agricultural calendar, falling around early July. The term is used in seasonal haiku and farming contexts.
See also: 半夏生
半夏の頃には田植えを終える農家が多い。
Many farmers finish rice planting around the time of the 11th day after the summer solstice.
The kanji 半夏 literally means 'half summer', referring to the midpoint of the summer season. The plant name derives from its flowering period around this time.