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桔梗 means “Chinese bellflower” in Japanese.
In Chinese, it refers to the “Platycodon grandiflorus” (Platycodon grandiflorum), “balloon flower,” or “bellflower.”
Please note that in Chinese, this particular 2-character title suggests that you are talking about the medicinal herb derived from the stem of this flower/plant.
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Herb | ハーブ | haabu / habu | ||
Bellflower Herb of Bellflower | 桔梗 | ki kyou / kikyou / ki kyo | jié gěng / jie2 geng3 / jie geng / jiegeng | chieh keng / chiehkeng |
Fragrant Herb Housou | 芳草 | housou / hoso |
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