Word Meaning 細辛

さいしん saishin

細辛 is read as さいしん (saishin) and means Siebold's wild ginger (esp. its dried root or rhizome, used as an antitussive and analgesic in traditional Chinese medicine).

Meaning

English

  1. Siebold's wild ginger (esp. its dried root or rhizome, used as an antitussive and analgesic in traditional Chinese medicine)

Reading

Kana

さいしん

Romaji

saishin

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 143165 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

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薄葉細辛

うすばさいしん

Siebold's wild ginger (Asarum sieboldii)

細かい

こまかい

small

細工

さいく

work

細い

ほそい

unlucky

細長い

ほそながい

long and narrow

細やか

ささやか

small

細る

ほそる

to get thin

細部

さいぶ

details

細かく

こまかく

minutely

細分

さいぶん

subdivision (into small parts)

細目

さいもく

particulars

細か

こまか

small