丹参

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 丹参 – see 丹參 (“Salvia miltiorrhiza”). (This term is the simplified form of 丹參).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
丹	参
たん Grade: S	しん > じん Grade: 4
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
丹參 (kyūjitai)

Noun

丹(たん)参(じん) or 丹参(タンジン) • (tanjin) 

1. red sage (Salvia miltiorrhiza)
2. (traditional Chinese medicine) dried roots of Salvia miltiorrhiza used in medicine

Usage notes

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