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鹿茸 (ろくじょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

鹿ろく茸じょう

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Meanings

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noun

pilose antler; velvet antler

Used in traditional Chinese medicine; refers to the young, fuzzy antler of a deer before it hardens. A technical term, not an everyday word.

鹿ろく茸じょうは漢かん方ぽう薬やくの材ざい料りょうとして用もちいられる。
Pilose antler is used as an ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine.

Kanji

鹿deer
茸mushroom

Etymology

The kanji 鹿 (deer) and 茸 (mushroom, but here referring to the soft, fuzzy antler) combine to describe the young antler. The reading ろくじょう is the on'yomi of the characters.