隠元

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
いん
Grade: S
げん
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
隱元 (kyūjitai)
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Pronunciation

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Noun

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(いん)(げん) or 隠元(インゲン) (ingenいんげん (ingen)?

  1. Short for 隠元豆 (ingen-mame, common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)).

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. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN