チャンチン

noun

Chinese mahogany; Toona sinensis

A deciduous tree native to East and Southeast Asia, valued for its edible young leaves and reddish wood. In Japanese, the name is usually written in katakana.

• チャンチンは春はるの新しん芽めを天てんぷらにして食たべることがあります。

  The young shoots of Chinese mahogany are sometimes eaten as tempura in spring.

• チャンチンの木もく材ざいは家か具ぐに使つかわれることがあります。

  The wood of the Chinese mahogany is sometimes used for furniture.