京菜

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Chinese

capital; Beijing (abbrev.) dish (type of food); vegetables
trad. (京菜)
simp. #(京菜)

Pronunciation


Noun

京菜

  1. Beijing cuisine

Japanese

Kanji in this term
きょう
Grade: 2

Grade: 4
jūbakoyomi

Etymology

Lit. capital vegetable, (きょう) (kyō, the capital, Kyōto) + () (na, vegetable)

Noun

(きょう)() or 京菜(キョウナ) (kyōnaきゃうな (kyauna)?

  1. Synonym of 水菜 (mizuna)
  2. (specifically) mizuna that was grown around Kyoto
  3. (historical) Synonym of 壬生菜 (mibuna)

Usage notes

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