Word Meaning

ひる hiru

蒜 is read as ひる (hiru) and means strong-smelling edible plant (esp. perennials of the family Liliaceae, e.g. Welsh onion, garlic, wild rocambole, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. strong-smelling edible plant (esp. perennials of the family Liliaceae, e.g. Welsh onion, garlic, wild rocambole, etc.)

Reading

Kana

ひる

Romaji

hiru

Writing Variants

  • ひる hiru

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Example Sentences

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にんにくのかおりがだいどころにひろがった。

The smell of garlic spread through the kitchen.

はははにんにくをこまかくきざんだ。

My mother finely chopped the garlic.

このりょうりにはにんにくをすこしいれる。

This dish uses a little garlic.

にんにくをあぶらでいためるとかおりがたつ。

When garlic is fried in oil, its aroma comes out.

はたけでにんにくをそだてているひともいる。

Some people also grow garlic in their fields.

にんにくをいれすぎるとあじがつよくなる。

If you add too much garlic, the flavor becomes too strong.

みせさきにしんせんなにんにくがならんでいた。

Fresh garlic was lined up in front of the shop.

にんにくはにくりょうりによくあう。

Garlic goes very well with meat dishes.

わたしはにんにくのきいたすうぷがすきだ。

I like soup with a strong garlic flavor.