蘘荷

Chinese
a kind of wild ginger peppermint; to carry burden; lotus
trad. (蘘荷) 蘘 荷
simp. #(蘘荷) 蘘 荷

Pronunciation

Noun

蘘荷

  1. myoga

Japanese
Kanji in this term
蘘 荷
Hyōgaiji
(ateji)		 が
Grade: 3
(ateji)
irregular goon
For pronunciation and definitions of 蘘荷 – see the following entry.
【茗荷みょうが】
[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
【茗荷めが】
[noun] (obsolete) myoga or Japanese ginger (Zingiber mioga)
(This term, 蘘荷, is an alternative spelling of the above terms.)

Korean
Hanja in this term
蘘荷

Noun

蘘荷 • (yangha) (hangeul 양하)

  1. Hanja form? of 양하 (“myoga”).
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