細辛

Reading

Kana: さいしん

Romaji: saishin

Definition

noun

1

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

See also: 薄葉細辛

Kanji

細

Readings: サイ、 ほそ.い、 ほそ.る、 こま.か、 こま.かい

Meanings: dainty, get thin, taper, slender, narrow, detailed, precise

辛

Readings: シン、 から.い、 つら.い、 -づら.い、 かのと

Meanings: spicy, bitter, hot, acrid