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カワラニンジン (かわらにんじん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

カワラニンジン

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Meanings

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Artemisia apiacea; a species of artemisia

usually written using kana alone

A plant species in the Artemisia genus. The name literally means 'riverbank carrot'.

カワラニンジンは河原かわらに生はえるキク科かの植しょく物ぶつです

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Kawara ninjin is a plant of the Asteraceae family that grows on riverbanks.

Kanji

河river
原meadow, original, primitive
人person
参nonplussed, three (in documents), going

Built from

河原かわら+人にん参じん

Written forms

カワラニンジン
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for this plant name; usually written in kana.
河原かわら人にん参じん
Kanji spelling is rare; the plant is usually written in kana.

Etymology

The name is a compound of 河原 (kawara, 'riverbank') and 人参 (ninjin, 'carrot'), referring to its habitat and perhaps the shape of its leaves or roots.