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鬱金香 (うっこんこう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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In old botanical encyclopedias, it is written as 鬱金香.
鬱金香 is known as the Chinese-derived name for the tulip.
Kanji 鬱 gloom, depression, melancholy Written forms 鬱金香
うっこんこう
Rare kanji spelling for tulip; the kanji 鬱 is complex and uncommon in modern writing. The reading うっこんこう is the primary reading.
うこんこう
Alternate reading for the same rare kanji spelling. Less common than うっこんこう.
うこんこう
Etymology The kanji spelling 鬱金香 is a Chinese-derived name for the tulip, combining characters for 'luxuriant', 'gold', and 'fragrance'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it is a rare literary term in Japanese.
