蛇人参

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
じゃ
Grade: S
にん
Grade: 1
しん > じん
Grade: 4
goon on'yomi
Alternative spelling
蛇人參 (kyūjitai)
 ジャニンジン on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

Literally, snake carrot, (じゃ) (ja, snake) + 人参(にんじん) (ninjin, carrot, ginseng)

Pronunciation

Noun

(じゃ)(にん)(じん) or 蛇人参(ジャニンジン) (janinjin

  1. narrow-leaved bittercress, Cardamine impatiens

Usage notes

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