隠元豆

Japanese

Kanji in this term
隠 元 豆
いん
Grade: S 		げん
Grade: 2 		まめ
Grade: 3
on'yomi kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
隱元豆 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Named after Chinese Buddhist monk 隠元 (Ingen).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) いんげんまめ [ìńgéꜜǹmàmè] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ĩŋɡẽ̞mːa̠me̞]

Noun

隠(いん)元(げん)豆(まめ) or 隠元豆(インゲンマメ) • (ingenmame) 

  1. common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris
    Synonym: 菜豆 (saitō)
  2. (Kansai) synonym of 藤豆 (fujimame, “hyacinth bean”)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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