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クウシンサイ (くうしんさい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

クウシンサイ

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Meanings

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noun

water spinach; ong choy; kangkong

usually written using kana alone

A semi-aquatic tropical vegetable used in Southeast and East Asian cuisines. Known by many regional names; in Japanese cooking, it is often stir-fried or used in soups.

See also: 甕菜

タイ料りょう理りの炒いため物ものにはクウシンサイがよく使つかわれる。
Water spinach is often used in Thai stir-fries.

クウシンサイは空くう心しん菜さいとも呼よばれる。

Water spinach is also called 空心菜.

Written forms

クウシンサイ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for this vegetable name; usually written in kana.
空くう芯しん菜さい
Kanji spelling; rarely used in practice.
空くう心しん菜さい
Variant kanji spelling; also rare.

Kanji

空empty, sky, void
芯wick
菜vegetable, side dish, greens
心heart, mind, spirit

Similar words

甕菜ようさい
Another name for water spinach, less common than クウシンサイ.

Etymology

From Chinese 空心菜 (kōngxīncài), literally 'hollow heart vegetable', referring to the hollow stems. The Japanese reading くうしんさい is a direct adaptation of the Chinese pronunciation.