ミョウガ

See also: みょうが

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ミョウガ – see the following entry.

[noun] myoga or Japanese ginger (Zingiber mioga), of which only the shoots and flower buds are used in cooking

[noun] a dimwit, an idiot, a stupid person (from a folk belief that excess consumption of myoga causes forgetfulness)

[noun] a kind of 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”)

Alternative spelling
蘘荷

(This term, ミョウガ, is the katakana spelling of the above term.)

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