ミョウガ

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See also: みょうが

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ミョウガ – see the following entry.
茗荷みょうが
myoga or Japanese ginger (Zingiber mioga), of which only the shoots and flower buds are used in cooking
a dimwit, an idiot, a stupid person (from a folk belief that excess consumption of myoga causes forgetfulness)
a kind of 家紋 (kamon, family crest)
Alternative spelling
蘘荷
(This term, ミョウガ (myōga), is the katakana spelling of the above term.)