See also: 人參

Chinese

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For pronunciation and definitions of – see 人參.
(This term is the simplified form of 人參).
Notes:

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
にん
Grade: 1
しん > じん
Grade: 4
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
人參 (kyūjitai)
 人参 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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From Chinese 人參人参 (rénshēn, ginseng).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(にん)(じん) or 人参(ニンジン) (ninjin (counter )

  1. a carrot (Daucus carota ssp. sativus)
  2. Synonym of 御種人参 (otane ninjin, Chinese ginseng, Panax ginseng)
  3. (traditional Chinese medicine) dried ginseng root used in medicine

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN