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枇杷葉 (びわよう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

枇び杷わ葉よう

Meanings

1

noun

loquat leaf

Specifically the leaf of the loquat tree (Eriobotrya japonica), used in traditional Chinese medicine (kampo).

枇び杷わ葉ようは漢かん方ぽう薬やくの原げん料りょうとして用もちいられる。
Loquat leaves are used as an ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine.

Kanji

枇loquat, spoon
杷kind of rake, loquat
葉leaf, plane, lobe

Similar words

枇び杷わ
Refers to the loquat fruit or tree itself, while 枇杷葉 specifically means the leaf.

Etymology

Compound of 枇杷 (biwa, 'loquat') and 葉 (yō, 'leaf'). The exact historical derivation is straightforward; the spelling is conventionally associated with the plant.