"牛蒡" meaning in Japanese

See 牛蒡 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ɡo̞bo̞ː] Forms: 牛蒡 [canonical] (ruby: 牛(ご), 蒡(ぼう)), 牛蒡 [canonical] (ruby: 牛蒡(ゴボウ)), gobō [romanization], gobau [romanization], ごばう [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: Certainly from Middle Chinese 牛蒡 (MC ngjuw pangX), but with a shift from the expected go-on reading of *guhō (or with rendaku as *gubō); compare Korean 우엉 (ueong). First cited to the Iroha Jiruishō (1177-1181). Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=こぼう'}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|牛蒡|id=1,2}} 牛蒡 (MC ngjuw pangX), {{ncog|ko|우엉}} Korean 우엉 (ueong) Head templates: {{ja-noun|ごぼう|ゴボウ|hhira=ごばう}} 牛(ご)蒡(ぼう) or 牛蒡(ゴボウ) • (gobō) ^(←ごばう (gobau)?)
  1. burdock (Arctium lappa)
    Sense id: en-牛蒡-ja-noun-htSaXBmh Categories (other): Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 38 39 24
  2. Abbreviation of 牛蒡注連 (gobōjime, “a type of 注連縄 (shimenawa) that is bundled with straw and tied like a burdock used for celebrations such as New Years or Shinto shrines”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: 牛蒡注連 (extra: (gobōjime, “a type of 注連縄 (shimenawa) that is bundled with straw and tied like a burdock used for celebrations such as New Years or Shinto shrines”))
    Sense id: en-牛蒡-ja-noun-MU12tRmn Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Thistles, Vegetables Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 38 52 11 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 26 57 17 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 29 57 14 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 38 39 24 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 34 51 15 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 30 55 15 Disambiguation of Thistles: 39 57 4 Disambiguation of Vegetables: 35 60 5
  3. a penis; a cock; a stalk Derived forms (penis, cock, stalk): 牛蒡を洗う (gobō o arau) (ruby: 牛蒡(ごぼう), 洗(あら)) (english: to have sex; to rinse a cock) [literally]
    Sense id: en-牛蒡-ja-noun-ZU~lQKMJ Categories (other): Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 38 39 24 Disambiguation of 'penis, cock, stalk': 1 5 94
     
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Download raw JSONL data for 牛蒡 meaning in Japanese (2.9kB)

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