苓
plant; herb; mushroom
8 strokes.
Readings
- リョウ (on reading): 茯苓 (ぶくりょう) Poria cocos (species of basidiomycete used in Chinese medicine); 土茯苓 (どぶくりょう) Smilax glabra (species of sarsaparilla, used esp. to refer to its dried rhizome, used in Chinese medicine)
- レイ (on reading): 猪苓 (ちょれい) umbrella polypore sclerotium (used as a diuretic, antipyretic, and antitussive in traditional Chinese medicine)
- みみなぐさ (kun reading)
Components
Words using 苓
- 茯苓 (ぶくりょう) Poria cocos (species of basidiomycete used in Chinese medicine)
- 土茯苓 (どぶくりょう) Smilax glabra (species of sarsaparilla, used esp. to refer to its dried rhizome, used in Chinese medicine)
- 桂枝茯苓丸 (けいしぶくりょうがん) keishibukuryōgan
- 猪苓 (ちょれい) umbrella polypore sclerotium (used as a diuretic, antipyretic, and antitussive in traditional Chinese medicine)