also: かんどう
giant butterbur
Refers to the plant Petasites japonicus, commonly known as フキ. The term 款冬 is a rare, literary or botanical name.
See also: ふき
Refers to the plant Farfugium japonicum, commonly known as ツワブキ. The term 款冬 is a rare, literary or botanical name.
See also: つわぶき
kerria
Refers to the plant Kerria japonica, commonly known as ヤマブキ. The term 款冬 is a rare, literary or botanical name.
See also: 山吹
款冬 is sometimes used as the Chinese-derived name for butterbur.
ツワブキ can be written as 款冬, but it is not common.
Writing 山吹 as 款冬 is based on its Chinese name, but it is hardly used.
Rare kanji spelling used for several plants; the reading かんとう is more common than かんどう.
Alternate reading; less common than かんとう.
The kanji 款冬 are a Chinese-derived name applied to several different plants in Japanese botanical and literary contexts. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.