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
Crow dipper is a plant used in traditional Chinese medicine.
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
Many farmers finish rice planting around the time of the 11th day after the summer solstice.
Chinese lizard's tail (Saururus chinensis) · 11th day after the summer solstice; last seed-sowing and rice-planting day
Kanji spelling used for both the plant and the calendar term.
Katakana spelling sometimes used for the plant, especially in botanical contexts.
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.