葛根

Chinese

		coarse grass linen	radical (chem.); root; basis
trad. (葛根)		葛	根
simp. ^#(葛根)		葛	根

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gégēn

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄜˊ ㄍㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): got³ gan¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gégēn
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄜˊ ㄍㄣ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gégen
  - Wade–Giles: ko²-kên¹
  - Yale: gé-gēn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gergen
  - Palladius: гэгэнь (gɛgɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɤ³⁵ kən⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: got³ gan¹
  - Yale: got gān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: got⁸ gan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: god³ gen¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːt̚³ kɐn⁵⁵/

Noun

葛根

(traditional Chinese medicine) root of the kudzu (Pueraria montana) (an herb used to treat symptoms of hypertension)

Derived terms

葛根素 (gégēnsù)

See also

解表藥／解表药 (jiěbiǎoyào)
藥材／药材 (yàocái)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
葛	根
かつ > かっ Grade: S	こん Grade: 3
kan'on	on'yomi

Noun

葛(かっ)根(こん) • (kakkon)

(traditional Chinese medicine) roots of the kudzu (Pueraria montana), used in medicine

Derived terms

葛根湯(かっこんとう) (kakkontō)