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：2025/12/24
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
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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（ hiragana historical ）
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Quizzes for review
myoga or Japanese ginger (Zingiber mioga), of which only the shoots and flower buds are used in cooking
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茗荷
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There are a lot of myoga growing in my garden.
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私の庭には茗荷がたくさん生えています。
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