みょうが

See also: ミョウガ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of みょうが – see the following entries.

【冥加】	[noun] divine protection [noun] a blessing, something fortuitous
【茗荷】	[noun] myoga or Japanese ginger (Zingiber mioga), of which only the shoots and flower buds are used in cooking [noun] a dimwit, an idiot, a stupid person (from a folk belief that excess consumption of myoga causes forgetfulness) [noun] a kind of 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) Alternative spelling ミョウガ
【明日ぬくい】	[etymology 5] a surname Alternative spellings あけひ, ぬくひ, あけび

(This term, みょうが, is an alternative spelling of the above terms.)

(The following entry is uncreated: 蘘荷.)

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