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百合 (びゃくごう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

百びゃく合ごう

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Meanings

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noun

lily (TCM ingredient)

Used specifically for lily bulbs or parts employed in traditional Chinese medicine (漢方). Not the general word for lily as a flower.

この漢かん方ぽう薬やくには百合びゃくごが含うがふくまれている。
This Chinese herbal medicine contains lily.

Kanji

百hundred
合fit, suit, join

Similar words

ゆり
ゆり is the common word for lily as a flower or plant. 百合 (びゃくごう) is a specialized term used in traditional Chinese medicine contexts.

Etymology

The kanji 百合 literally mean 'hundred' and 'combine,' but the reading びゃくごう is a Sino-Japanese on'yomi used in medical terminology. The exact derivation of this reading is uncertain.