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ドクニンジン (どくにんじん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ドクニンジン

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Meanings

1

hemlock; poison hemlock

usually written using kana alone

Refers specifically to the plant Conium maculatum, a highly poisonous species.

ドクニンジンはソクラテスの死し刑けいに使つかわれたとされる毒どく草

そう

だ

。

Poison hemlock is the toxic plant said to have been used in Socrates' execution.

Kanji

毒poison, virus, venom
人person
参nonplussed, three (in documents), going

Built from

毒どく+人にん参じん

Written forms

ドクニンジン
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for this plant name; usually written in kana.
毒どく人にん参じん
Kanji spelling is rare and may be encountered in older botanical texts.
毒どくニンジン
Mixed kanji-katakana spelling; included as a search variant.

Etymology

Compound of 毒 (doku, 'poison') and 人参 (ninjin, 'carrot' or 'ginseng'), referring to the plant's resemblance to edible roots and its toxicity.