半夏

はんげ

Also written ハンゲ

Meanings

1. Noun crow dipper (Pinellia tuber) See also: からすびしゃく.
2. 11th day after the summer solstice; last seed-sowing and rice-planting day See also: 半夏生 (はんげしょう).

Kanji

• 半 half. Read as ハン.
• 夏 summer. Read as ゲ.

Words containing 半夏

• 半夏生 (はんげしょう) Chinese lizard's tail (Saururus chinensis)

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