こんけん

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of こんけん – see the following entry.
根圏
[noun] (soil science) rhizosphere
(This term, こんけん (konken), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Noun

こんけん • (konken

  1. [from 1915] (thief cant) beef
    Synonym: 牛肉 (gyūniku, standard)

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