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子持ち甘藍 (こもちかんらん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

子こ持もち甘かん藍らん

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Meanings

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noun

Brussels sprout

rare term

Rare term; the common word is 芽キャベツ (めキャベツ). This form is seldom used in modern Japanese.

See also: 芽キャベツ

「子こ持もち甘かん藍らん」は芽めキャベツの別べつ名めいとして辞じ書しょに載のっているが、日にち常じょうでは

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"子持ち甘藍" is listed in dictionaries as another name for Brussels sprouts, but it is hardly ever used in everyday life.

Written forms

子こ持もち甘かん藍らん
Rare kanji spelling for Brussels sprout; the word is almost always written in katakana.
子こ持もち甘かん籃らん
Variant kanji spelling; extremely rare.
コモチカンラン
kana-only spelling
Standard katakana spelling; the usual way to write this word.

Kanji

子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
持hold, have
甘sweet, coax, pamper
藍indigo
籃basket

Similar words

芽めキャベツ
The standard, everyday word for Brussels sprout. 子持ち甘藍 is a rare, literary alternative.

Etymology

Compound of 子持ち (こもち, "having children") and 甘藍 (かんらん, "cabbage"), literally "cabbage with children," referring to the many small buds. The exact origin is uncertain; it may be a calque from a European language.