朝鮮人参

Japanese

Kanji in this term
朝	鮮	人	参
ちょう Grade: 2	せん Grade: S	にん Grade: 1	しん > じん Grade: 4
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
朝鮮人參 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 朝鮮 (Chōsen, “Korea”) +‎ 人参 (ninjin, “carrot”). Attested since at least 1708.^[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ちょーせんにんじん [chòóséń níꜜǹjìǹ] (Nakadaka – [5])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːse̞ɲ̟ ɲ̟ĩɲ̟d͡ʑĩɴ]

(Kyoto) ちょうせんにんぎん [chòóséń níꜜǹjìǹ] (Kōki)^[1]

Noun

朝(ちょう)鮮(せん)人(にん)参(じん) or 朝鮮人参(チョウセンニンジン) • (Chōsen ninjin) ^{←てうせんにんじん (teusenninzin)^?}

Panax ginseng (Chinese ginseng)
Synonyms: 御種人参 (otaneninjin), 人参 (ninjin), 高麗人参 (Kōrai-ninjin), 熊の胆 (“kuma no i”)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Nihon Kokugo Daijiten Dai-ni-han Henshū I'inkai (日本国語大辞典第二版編集委員会) (2001-2002) 日本国語大辞典　第二版 [Unabridged Japanese Dictionary: Second Edition], Tokyo (東京都): Shōgakukan (小学館), →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN