センブリ

noun

Japanese green gentian; Swertia japonica

A bitter herb native to Japan, used in traditional medicine. The name literally means 'a thousand shakes' because of its extreme bitterness.

• センブリは胃い薬ぐすりとして使つかわれることがあります。

  Japanese green gentian is sometimes used as a stomach medicine.

• 山やまでセンブリの花はなを見みつけた。

  I found Japanese green gentian flowers in the mountains.

noun

alderfly; Sialis japonica

An insect name; this usage is rare and mostly found in specialized contexts. The plant sense is far more common.

• センブリという昆こん虫ちゅうは水みず辺べに生せい息そくする。

  The insect called alderfly lives near water.