Meaning of 人参 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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人参
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Kana Readingにんじん
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Romajininjin
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- carrot
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
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Example Sentences
人参, にんじん used in context
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家では赤味がかった髪とそばかすのせいで、母が侮蔑を込めて 「にんじん」と名付け、皆にもそう呼ばせています。
At home, because of his reddish hair and freckles, his mother scornfully named him "carrot" and had everybody else call him that.
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彼女は赤味がかった髪の毛をしている。それで「にんじん」というあだながついている。
She has reddish hair, whence comes her nickname "Carrot".
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She cut off the carrot tops.
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She hates carrots.
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Not liking carrots, he didn't eat it.
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Radishes might be more expensive than the carrots.
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Kanji found in this word
nonplussed, three, going, coming, visiting, visit, be defeated, die, be madly in love
On: サン, シン
Kun: まい.る, まい-, まじわる, みつ
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