小松菜

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
まつ
Grade: 4

Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Etymology

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

Noun

()(まつ)() or 小松菜(コマツナ) (komatsuna

  1. komatsuna, Japanese mustard spinach

Usage notes

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

References

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