English–Japanese
“carrot” in Japanese
How to say “carrot” in Japanese
“Carrot” in Japanese is にんじん (ninjin).
Refers to a root vegetable grown for its edible, mildly sweet root, commonly orange in color.
Example sentences with にんじん
にんじんはオレンジ色です。ni n ji n wa o re n ji iro de su
Carrots are orange.
母はカレーににんじんを入れます。haha wa ka rē ni ni n ji n o i re ma su
My mother puts carrots in curry.
Tips for using にんじん
- Japanese commonly uses the counter 本 (hon, "counter for long objects") for carrots, so 一本 (ippon, "one long object") can mean one carrot when the context is clear.