Musk

Japanese: 麝香 - じゃこう

〘Noun〙① A fragrance obtained from the egg-sized preputial gland (fragrance sac) in the lower abdomen of male musk deer. The purple-brown granules have an extremely strong fragrance and are used in various medicines such as cardiac stimulants and tonics. Shimishu (four-flavor odor) . Ja. Purple musk. Musk navel. Zakou. ※Daian-ji Garan Engi Toryuki Zaizaicho - Tenpyo 19 (747) "One bottle of musk once and another one" ※Konjaku (around 1120) 27 "Returned to the scent of musk" [Wang Jian - One Hundred Palace Poems, 16] ② Abbreviation of "jakoujika (musk deer)". [Iroha Jiruisho (1177-81)] [Book of the Later Han - Southwestern Barbarians] ③ Abbreviation of "jakouneko (musk cat)". *Inryoken Diary - May 30, 1436 (Eikyō 8) “Four paintings of musk on paper, _{the first two of} _which were presented to the monk Kaimon” [Additional note] ① has been used as a medicine and elixir in China since ancient times, and was introduced to Japan early on.

Musk

〘 noun 〙 A fragrance made from the musk sac of the musk deer. Musk. ※Utsubo (around 970-999) Naishi no Takumi "Various fragrances are available in a variety of colors, such as musk, gin, and clove."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① ジャコウジカの雄の下腹部にある鶏卵大の包皮腺（香嚢）から得られる香料。紫褐色の顆粒で芳香がきわめて強く、強心剤、気つけ薬など種々の薬料としても用いられる。四味臭(しみしゅう)。じゃ。紫麝。麝香のへそ。ざこう。※大安寺伽藍縁起并流記資財帳‐天平一九年（747）「合麝香壱斉又壱筒」※今昔（1120頃か）二七「麝香の香に染返たり」〔王建‐宮詞一百首・一六〕② 「じゃこうじか（麝香鹿）」の略。〔色葉字類抄（1177‐81）〕〔後漢書‐西南夷伝〕③ 「じゃこうねこ（麝香猫）」の略。※蔭凉軒日録‐永享八年（1436）五月三〇日「毛益麝香絵四幅、海門和尚私被_二進上_一」[補注]①は、中国で古くから医薬、仙薬として用いられ、日本にも早くに伝わった。