甘菜

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
甘	菜
かん Grade: S	さい Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かんさい [kàńsáí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [kã̠ɰ̃sa̠i]

Noun

甘(かん)菜(さい) • (kansai) 

1. Synonym of 砂糖大根 (satō daikon): sugar beet

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
甘	菜
あま Grade: S	な Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
山慈姑

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あまな [àmáná] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [a̠ma̠na̠]

Noun

甘(あま)菜(な) or 甘菜(アマナ) • (amana) 

1. Amana edulis

   Synonyms: 山慈姑 (sanjiko), 麦慈姑 (mugikuwai)

2. Synonym of 擬宝珠 (gibōshi, “hostas”)
3. Synonym of 萱草 (kanzō, “orange day-lily, Hemerocallis fulva”)
4. (archaic) Synonym of 甘野老 (amadokoro, “scented Solomon's seal, Polygonatum odoratum”)
5. (archaic) Synonym of 麻黄 (maō, “plants of genus Ephedra”)
6. (archaic) Synonym of 舟腹草 (funabarasou, “Vincetoxicum atratum”)
7. (archaic) Synonym of 鳴子百合 (narukoyuri, “Polygonatum falcatum”)

Usage notes

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