隠元豆

Japanese

Kanji in this term
隠	元	豆
いん Grade: S	げん Grade: 2	まめ Grade: 3
on'yomi		kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
隱元豆 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Named after Chinese Buddhist monk 隠元 (Ingen).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いんげんまめ [ìńgéꜜǹmàmè] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ĩŋɡẽ̞mːa̠me̞]

Noun

隠(いん)元(げん)豆(まめ) or 隠元豆(インゲンマメ) • (ingenmame) 

1. common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris

   Synonym: 菜豆 (saitō)

2. (Kansai) Synonym of 藤豆 (fujimame, “hyacinth bean”)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).