also: ぐんしん
pungent vegetable (e.g. garlic, onion)
Rare term, mainly found in Buddhist vegetarian contexts referring to strong-smelling vegetables traditionally avoided.
In Buddhist vegetarian cuisine, pungent vegetables are avoided.
Rare kanji spelling; the first character 葷 refers to strong-smelling vegetables, and 辛 means pungent.
Variant spelling using 薫 (fragrant) instead of 葷; also rare.
Rendaku reading variant; included for search coverage.
From Chinese 葷辛 (hūnxīn), combining 葷 (strong-smelling vegetable) and 辛 (pungent). The exact historical derivation is uncertain.