noun

  1. scarlet kadsura (Kadsura japonica).
  2. white sash tied around the head, with ends hanging down and tucked into belt, worn in kyogen to indicate a female character being played by a man.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
美男葛 びなんかずら

Contained Kanji Breakdown

beauty, beautiful
ビ うつく.しい よし (3rd, N3)
sheep(羊) variant
to divide
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
male
おとこ ダン ナン (1st, N5)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
power, strength, strong
リョク ちから リキ (1st, N4)
arrowroot, kudzu
かずら かつら かっ (11th)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
why, how, when
カツ なんぞ いつ (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
beggar, beg, give
カツ カチ カイ
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
deceased(亡) variant
hidden, mysterious, secret
イン オン かく.す
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)