人参
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Contents |
Japanese [edit]
| Kanji in this term | |
| 人 | 参 |
Alternative forms [edit]
Noun [edit]
人参 (counter 本, hiragana にんじん, romaji ninjin)
- a carrot (a vegetable)
Derived terms [edit]
Mandarin [edit]
| simpl. | 人参 or 人叁 | |
|---|---|---|
| trad. | 人蔘 or 人參 | |
Etymology [edit]
- Literally "man root" (referring to the root's characteristic forked shape, resembling the legs of a man).
Noun [edit]
人参 (simplified, Pinyin rénshēn, traditional 人蔘 or 人參)
See also [edit]
References [edit]
人参 on the Mandarin Wikipedia.zh.Wikipedia- http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jcam/2/1/23/_pdf
- http://www.koreantk.com/en/m_sta/med_stat_search.jsp?searchGbn=statis
- http://www.openj-gate.org/browse/ArticleList.aspx?issue_id=328225&Journal_id=105577
- http://sun.ars-grin.gov:8080/npgspub/xsql/duke/plantdisp.xsql?taxon=691