木通

Chinese

		tree; wood	go through; know well; to connect go through; know well; to connect; to communicate; open
simp. and trad. (木通)		木	通

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mùtōng

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): muk⁶ tung¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: mùtōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: muhtong
  - IPA ^(key): /mu⁵¹ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: muk⁶ tung¹
  - Yale: muhk tūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: muk⁹ tung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: mug⁶ tung¹
  - IPA ^(key): /mʊk̚² tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

木通

(traditional Chinese medicine) stem of the Akebia, especially Akebia quinata or Akebia trifoliata

Hypernyms

利濕藥／利湿药 (lìshīyào, “dampness-eliminating herbs”)

Derived terms

關木通／关木通 (guānmùtōng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
木	通
Grade: 1	Grade: 2
Irregular

Alternative forms

蓪
通草

Etymology

From Old Japanese. The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 木通.

Pronunciation

(Irregular reading)
- IPA^(key): [a̠ke̞bʲi]

Noun

木通 (hiragana あけび, rōmaji akebi)

Akebia quinata

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