蔓菜

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蔓 菜
つる
Jinmeiyō 		な
Grade: 4
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
蕃杏

Etymology

Literally, “vine greens”, 蔓(つる) (tsuru, “vine”) + 菜(な) (na, “greens”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡sɨɾɯ̟na̠]

Noun

蔓(つる)菜(な) or 蔓菜(ツルナ) • (tsuruna) 

  1. New Zealand spinach (Tetragonia tetragonioides)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

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