Word Meaning 牛蒡

ごぼう gobou

牛蒡 is read as ごぼう (gobou) and means great burdock (Arctium lappa).

Meaning

English

  1. great burdock (Arctium lappa)
  2. gobo

Reading

Kana

ごぼう

Romaji

gobou

Writing Variants

  • 牛蒡 うまふぶき umafubuki
  • 牛蒡 ごんぼ gombo

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

牛蒡積み

ごぼうづみ

stone wall construction technique, with smallest stone surfaces facing outwards

牛蒡抜き

ごぼうぬき

forcibly removing one after another (e.g. demonstrators)

牛蒡剣

ごぼうけん

bayonet

牛蒡薊

ごぼうあざみ

Cirsium dipsacolepis (perennial plant of the thistle family)

金平牛蒡

きんぴらごぼう

kinpira gobō

洋種山牛蒡

ようしゅやまごぼう

American pokeweed (Phytolacca americana)

土牛蒡

つちごぼう

great burdock sold covered with soil

菊牛蒡

きくごぼう

scorzonera (Scorzonera hispanica)

叩き牛蒡

たたきごぼう

burdock root seasoned with sesame

ぎゅう

pimp

牛乳

ぎゅうにゅう

(cow's) milk

牛車

ぎっしゃ

ox carriage (for Heian-era nobles)

Example Sentences

5

ごぼうをほそくきって、きんぴらにした。

I cut the burdock into thin strips and made a sweet-savory stir-fry.

このごぼうはかおりがとてもいい。

This burdock has a very nice aroma.

はははごぼうのすーぷをよくつくる。

My mother often makes burdock soup.

ごぼうはつちのなかでまっすぐそだつ。

Burdock grows straight down in the soil.

みせでしんせんなごぼうをにほんかった。

I bought two fresh burdock roots at the store.