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) or 隠元豆(インゲンマメ) • (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. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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