薑黄

Japanese

Kanji in this term
薑	黄
きょう Hyōgai	おう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative spellings
薑黃 (kyūjitai) 姜黄

Noun

薑(きょう)黄(おう) or 薑黄(キョウオウ) • (kyōō) ^{←きやうわう (kyauwau)?}

1. Alternative spelling of 姜黄 (“wild tumeric”)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).