隠元豆

Japanese
Kanji in this term
隠 元 豆
いん
Grade: S		 げん
Grade: 2		 まめ
Grade: 3
on’yomi kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
隱元豆 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Named after Chinese Buddhist monk 隠元 (Ingen).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) いんげ​んまめ [ìńgéꜜǹmàmè] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ĩŋɡẽ̞mːa̠me̞]

Noun

隠(いん)元(げん)豆(まめ) • (ingenmame) 

  1. common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)
  2. Synonym of 藤豆 (fujimame, “hyacinth bean”)

Usage notes
  • As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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