隠元
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 隠 | 元 |
| いん Grade: S |
げん Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 隱元 (kyūjitai) |
Pronunciation
Noun
隠元 or 隠元 • (ingen) ←いんげん (ingen)?
- Short for 隠元豆 (ingen-mame, “common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)”).
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
- ^ 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