noun
Common vegetable; often written in kana in everyday contexts.
にんじんを細かく刻んでサラダに入れた。
I finely chopped carrots and added them to the salad.
このカレーにはにんじんがたくさん入
This curry has a lot of carrots in it.
noun
Asian ginseng; Panax ginseng
Refers to the medicinal root, often in the context of traditional medicine or health supplements. The full term 朝鮮人参 is more specific.
See also: 朝鮮人参
この健康ドリンクには高麗人参が使われている。
This health drink uses Korean ginseng.
漢方では人参は重要な生薬の一つだ。
In Kampo medicine, ginseng is one of the important crude drugs.