noun
spinach
Refers to the leafy green vegetable Spinacia oleracea. Common in everyday cooking and grocery contexts.
ほうれん草のおひたしが好きです。
I like spinach dressed with soy sauce.
今夜はほうれん草のソテーを作ろう。
Let's make sautéed spinach tonight.
Standard common spelling with high priority.
Katakana-hybrid spelling sometimes seen in cookbooks or product labels.
Rarely used kanji form.
Full katakana spelling, common in biological or culinary contexts.
Japanese mustard spinach; similar leafy green but with a slightly different flavor and texture, often used in stir-fries and soups.
The Japanese name ほうれん草 is derived from the Chinese name 菠薐 (bōléng), which itself may be a phonetic rendering of a foreign word, possibly from Persian or Sanskrit via the Silk Road. The exact origin is uncertain.