Japanese symbol for “gambier”
阿仙薬
あせんやく
Romaji: asen'yaku
gambir; gambier; catechu; cutch
In Japanese, gambier is 阿仙薬, read あせんやく (asen'yaku).
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Meanings
- n gambir; gambier; catechu; cutch
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “gambier”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ガンビール | ガンビール ganbiiru | gambir (species of climbing plant, Uncaria gambir); gambier |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 阿弥陀 | あみだ amida | Amitabha (Buddha); Amida |
| 阿呆 | あほ aho | fool; idiot; simpleton |
| 阿波 | あわ awa | Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture) |
| 阿修羅 | あしゅら ashura | Asura; demigod; anti-god |
| 阿鼻叫喚 | あびきょうかん abikyoukan | agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells |
| 阿吽 | あうん aun | Om; Aun; syllable representing the primordial trinity of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma |
| 仙人 | せんにん sennin | immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit) |
| 仙台 | せんだい sendai | Sendai (city in Miyagi) |
| 麻薬 | まやく mayaku | narcotic; drug; dope |
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