Chinese

Noun

大蒜

1. garlic

See also

• 蒜頭／蒜头 (suàntóu)

Japanese

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ニンニク [nìńníkú] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [nĩnnikɯᵝ]

Alternative forms

• ニンニク ‎(ninniku) (often)
• 蒜 (occasionally)

Noun

大蒜 ‎(hiragana にんにく, katakana ニンニク, romaji ninniku)

1. garlic
   • ツタンカーメンの墓 (はか)に大蒜 (にんにく)は見付 (みつ)かりました。

     Tsutankāmen no haka ni ninniku wa mitsukarimashita.

     Garlic was found in Tutankhaman's tomb.

Usage notes

Note: This word is usually written in kanji in formal or technical contexts (e.g., in a newspaper or in official documentation). In informal contexts, however, it is generally written in hiragana.

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9

Korean

Noun

大蒜 • ‎(daesan) ‎(hangeul 대산)

1. Hanja form^? of 대산, “garlic”.