Word Meaning 杜仲

とちゅう tochuu

杜仲 is read as とちゅう (tochuu) and means hardy rubber tree (near-threatened species often used in Chinese medicine, Eucommia ulmoides).

Meaning

English

hardy rubber tree (near-threatened species often used in Chinese medicine, Eucommia ulmoides)

Reading

Kana

とちゅう

Romaji

tochuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Rank 140713 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

杜仲茶

とちゅうちゃ

Tochū tea (high in minerals and reputed to be beneficial for weight loss and in cases of high blood pressure)

杜

もり

forest

伯仲

はくちゅう

eldest and second eldest brother

犬猿の仲

けんえんのなか

like cats and dogs

実力伯仲

じつりょくはくちゅう

(the two persons' sides) being evenly matched in ability

勢力伯仲

せいりょくはくちゅう

(the two sides) being evenly-matched in influence or power

保革伯仲

ほかくはくちゅう

conservatives and reformists being neck and neck

杜撰

ずさん

using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing)

仲

なか

relation

不仲

ふなか

discord

夫婦仲

ふうふなか

conjugal relations

熱い仲

あついなか

mutual attraction

Example Sentences

休みの前などは少し羽目を外して飲むのだが、杜仲茶割りで飲むと二日酔いが全くない。

I usually cut loose a bit and drink plenty before a day off work, but if my drinks are cut with tochu tea, then I get absolutely no hangover.