noun
wormwood; absinthe
Refers to the plant Artemisia absinthium, known for its bitter taste and use in absinthe. The word is usually written in katakana as ニガヨモギ.
ニガヨモギはハーブの一種で、苦みが強い。
Wormwood is a type of herb with a strong bitterness.
アブサンはニガヨモギから作られるお酒だ。
Absinthe is a liquor made from wormwood.
ヨモギ (mugwort) is a related but different plant, commonly used in Japanese cooking and traditional medicine, while ニガヨモギ is specifically wormwood, known for its bitterness and use in absinthe.
Compound of 苦 (にが, 'bitter') + ヨモギ (mugwort). The reading くがい is the on'yomi of the kanji 苦艾, but it is rarely used.