甘草

Chinese
sweet; willingly; Gansu province (abbrev.)
 
grass; straw; draft (of a document)
grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
trad. (甘草) 甘 草
simp. #(甘草) 甘 草

Pronunciation

Noun

甘草

  1. licorice (Glycyrrhiza uralensis, whose root often used in traditional Chinese medicine to improve qi)
  2. (figurative) supporting character; minor character
    甘草演員／甘草演员  ―  gāncǎo yǎnyuán  ―  supporting actor/actress, especially an experienced one

Synonyms

(licorice):

Derived terms

See also

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
甘 草
かん
Grade: S		 そう > ぞう
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Middle Chinese 甘草 (kɑm t͡sʰɑuX)

Pronunciation

Noun

甘(かん)草(ぞう) • (kanzō) ←かんざう (kanzau)?

  1. licorice
Synonyms
Derived terms
Derived terms

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
甘 草
あま
Grade: S		 くさ
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

甘 (ama, “sweet”) +‎ 草 (kusa, “grass”)

Pronunciation

Noun

甘(あま)草(くさ) • (amakusa) 

  1. licorice

Etymology 3
Kanji in this term
甘 草
あま
Grade: S		 き
Grade: 1
kun’yomi irregular

甘 (ama, “sweet”) +‎ 木 (ki, “tree”)

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [a̠ma̠kʲi]

Noun

甘(あま)草(き) • (amaki) 

  1. (obsolete) licorice

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
甘草

Noun

甘草 • (gamcho) (hangeul 감초)

  1. Hanja form? of 감초 (“licorice”).

Vietnamese
Hán tự in this term
甘草

Noun

甘草

  1. chữ Hán form of cam thảo (“licorice”).
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