Word Meaning 人参

にんじん ninjin

人参 is read as にんじん (ninjin) and means Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng).

Meaning

English

  1. Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
  2. carrot (Daucus carota)

Reading

Kana

にんじん

Romaji

ninjin

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 3220 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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人参エキス

にんじんえきす

ginseng extract (used as a tonic)

人参しりしり

にんじんしりしり

Okinawan dish of grated carrot stir-fried with egg and sometimes meat or fish

金時人参

きんときにんじん

kintoki carrot (red variety originating in the Kyoto region)

三七人参

さんしちにんじん

notoginseng (Panax pseudoginseng)

アメリカ人参

あめりかにんじん

American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius)

金美人参

きんびにんじん

type of yellow carrot grown in Okinawa

白人参

しろにんじん

parsnip (Pastinaca sativa)

黒人参

くろにんじん

wild carrot (Daucus carota)

西洋人参

せいようにんじん

American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius)

朝鮮人参

ちょうせんにんじん

Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)

島人参

ちでーくに

type of yellow carrot grown in Okinawa

竹節人参

ちくせつにんじん

Japanese ginseng (Panax japonicus)