小松菜

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
まつ
Grade: 4

Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Etymology

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From 小松(こまつ) (komatsu, Komatsu) + () (na, vegetable). Said to be named after 小松川 (Komatsugawa, literally Komatsu River), an area in Tōkyō.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(まつ)() or 小松菜(コマツナ) (komatsuna

  1. komatsuna, Japanese mustard spinach

Usage notes

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

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN