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：2026/01/09
慈姑
Hiragana
くわい
Noun
Japanese Meaning
オモダカ科の多年草「オモダカ」のうち、特に塊茎を食用とする品種。塊茎は煮物などに用いられ、正月料理にも使われる。植物自体は水田や浅い水辺に生え、矢じり状の葉をつける。 / 上記の植物の食用となる塊茎そのもの。ホクホクとした食感があり、和食の素材として利用される。
Easy Japanese Meaning
みずべでそだつやさいで、まるいいもをたべる。しょうがつのりょうりにつかわれることがある。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
箭叶的水生植物“慈姑”，为其可食块茎而栽培。 / 该植物的食用块茎。
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
水生草本植物，屬慈姑屬，塊莖可食，古來栽培。 / 該植物作為食材的可食塊莖。
Korean Meaning
택사속의 수생식물로 화살촉 모양 잎을 가진 식물 / 알줄기가 식용이라 예로부터 재배된 식물 / 일본에서 채소로 쓰이는 수생식물
Indonesian
tanaman air arrowhead (Sagittaria trifolia var. edulis) / umbi yang dapat dimakan dari tanaman tersebut / kuwai, umbi pangan tradisional di Jepang
Vietnamese Meaning
cây mũi tên (Sagittaria trifolia var. edulis), cây thủy sinh có củ ăn được / củ ăn được của cây mũi tên, dùng làm thực phẩm truyền thống
Tagalog Meaning
halamang arrowhead (Sagittaria trifolia var. edulis) na itinatanim para sa nakakain na ugat-bukol / ang nakakain na ugat-bukol ng nasabing halaman; sangkap sa lutuing Hapones
Sense（1）
(botany) the arrowhead plant, Sagittaria trifolia var. edulis, cultivated since ancient times for its edible bulb
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（ hiragana historical ）
（ hiragana ）
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(botany) the arrowhead plant, Sagittaria trifolia var. edulis, cultivated since ancient times for its edible bulb
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慈姑
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The arrowhead plant is a beautiful plant that grows in wetlands.
The arrowhead plant is a beautiful plant that grows in wetlands.
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慈姑は湿地に生える美しい植物です。
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