Chinese edit

 
fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury
fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury; appetizing; sweet; scented; popular
dish (type of food); vegetables
trad. (香菜)
simp. #(香菜)
Literally: “fragrant vegetable”.
 
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Noun edit

香菜

  1. coriander
  2. (literary) leaves of beans
  3. (literary) herb in general

Synonyms edit

  • (coriander):

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Japanese: シャンツァイ (shantsai)

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Etymology 1 edit

Kanji in this term
しゃん
Grade: 4
つぁい
Grade: 4
irregular

Borrowed from Mandarin 香菜 (xiāngcài).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

香菜(シャンツァイ) (shantsai

  1. (Chinese cuisine) coriander
Synonyms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 4
さい
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 香菜 (xiāngcài)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(こう)(さい) (kōsai

  1. (Chinese cuisine) coriander

Etymology 3 edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4

Grade: 4
kun’yomi

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Proper noun edit

()() (Kana

  1. a female given name

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean edit

Hanja in this term

Noun edit

香菜 (hyangchae) (hangeul 향채)

  1. Hanja form? of 향채.