人参

Japanese

Kanji in this term
人	参

Alternative forms

• ニンジン (ninjin) (also often used)

Noun

人参 (counter 本, hiragana にんじん, romaji ninjin)

1. a carrot (a vegetable)

Derived terms

• 朝鮮人参 (chōsen-ninjin) ginseng
• 高麗人参 (kōra-ninjin) ginseng

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Mandarin

simpl.		人参 or 人叁
trad.		人蔘 or 人參

Etymology

• Literally "man root" (referring to the root's characteristic forked shape, resembling the legs of a man).

Noun

人参 (simplified, Pinyin rénshēn, traditional 人蔘 or 人參)

1. ginseng

See also

• 补益药
• 药材 (medicinal materials in traditional Chinese medicine)

References

• 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