Japanese word

にんじん

Pronunciation

Romajininjin

Meaning

  • nouncarrot

Example

にんじんが好きです。ni n ji n ga su ki de su

I like carrots.

Illustration for にんじん (carrot)

More examples

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.

Core concept

Refers to a root vegetable grown for its edible, mildly sweet root, commonly orange in color.

Common phrases

  • にんじんを食べるni n ji n o ta be ru

    eat carrots

  • にんじんを切るni n ji n o ki ru

    cut carrots

  • にんじんを買うni n ji n o ka u

    buy carrots

Definition in Japanese

細長い根を食用にする根菜の一種。hoso naga i ne o shoku yō ni su ru kon sai no is shu

Word origin

The word is written 人参 (ninjin, "carrot") and combines 人 (nin, "person") with 参 (jin, "join"); its written form originally named ginseng and later came to denote the carrot in Japanese.

Usage tips

  • 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.

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