ミョウガ

See also: みょうが

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ミョウガ – see the following entry.

【茗荷みょうが】 [noun] myoga or Japanese ginger (Zingiber mioga), of which only the shoots and flower buds are used in cooking [noun] a dimwit, an idiot, a stupid person (from a folk belief that excess consumption of myoga causes forgetfulness) [noun] a kind of 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) Alternative spelling 蘘荷

(This term, ミョウガ, is the katakana spelling of the above term.)