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Source Word

茗荷

Hiragana
みょうが
Noun
Japanese Meaning
ショウガ科ショウガ属の多年草。日本原産で、若い花穂や芽を香辛料や薬味として食用にする。
Easy Japanese Meaning
うすいあかむらさきのはなやつぼみをたべるやさいで、さわやかなかおりがする
Chinese (Simplified)
姜科植物,日本姜,学名Zingiber mioga / 其嫩芽与花苞可食,多作佐料或香味蔬菜
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There are a lot of myoga growing in my garden.

Chinese (Simplified) Translation

我的庭院里长了很多茗荷。

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Sense(1)

myoga or Japanese ginger (Zingiber mioga), of which only the shoots and flower buds are used in cooking

Sense(2)

a dimwit, an idiot, a stupid person (from a folk belief that excess consumption of myoga causes forgetfulness)

Sense(3)

a kind of 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”)

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