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フウトウカズラ (ふうとうかずら) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

フウトウカズラ

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Meanings

1

Japanese pepper; Piper kadsura

usually written using kana alone

A climbing plant native to East Asia, used in traditional medicine and sometimes as a spice.

フウトウカズラは、漢かん方ぽう薬やくに使つか

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れる

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Japanese pepper is sometimes used in traditional Chinese medicine.

Kanji

風wind, air, style
藤wisteria
葛arrowroot, kudzu

Written forms

フウトウカズラ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for this plant name; usually written in kana.
風ふう藤とう葛かずら
Kanji form is rare; the plant name is usually written in kana.

Etymology

A compound of 風藤, a traditional name for this pepper plant, and 葛 “vine.”