noun
onion
The common vegetable onion (Allium cepa). Used in everyday cooking and conversation.
カレーに玉ねぎをたくさん入れた。
I put a lot of onions in the curry.
玉ねぎをみじん切りにしてください。
Please chop the onion finely.
Standard common spelling; the kanji 玉 is used with the kana ねぎ.
Katakana spelling often used in botanical or culinary contexts, or for emphasis.
Full kanji spelling; less common but still seen, especially in formal or culinary contexts.
Rarely used kanji form.
Compound of 玉 (tama, 'ball, round') and 葱 (negi, 'green onion'), referring to the round bulb shape.