人参(にんじん)

にんじん
noun
carrot
foodplant-general
1. carrot
An orange root vegetable commonly used in cooking.
人参(にんじん)を細(ほそ)く切(き)る。
To cut the carrot into thin strips.
うさぎは人参(にんじん)が好(す)きだ。
Rabbits like carrots.
人参(にんじん)はビタミンAが豊富(ほうふ)だ。
Carrots are rich in vitamin A.
カレーに人参(にんじん)とじゃがいもを入(い)れた。
I added carrots and potatoes to the curry.
子(こ)どもの頃(ころ)は人参(にんじん)が嫌(きら)いだったが、今(いま)は好(す)きだ。
I didn't like carrots as a child, but now I like them.

A staple vegetable in Japanese home cooking.

Common expressions

Kanji note: The kanji 人参(にんじん) literally means 'ginseng' in Chinese, but in Japanese it refers to carrots. Ginseng is called 朝鮮人参(ちょうせんにんじん).

Related Words

Related: 野菜(やさい) (vegetable (category))
Related: みじん切(ぎ)り (finely chopped)
Related: 千切(せんぎ)り (julienne)
Related: 輪切(わぎ)り (round slices)
Related: 肉(にく)じゃが (nikujaga (meat and potato stew))
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Added 2026.1.16 12:22 · Revised 2026.10.6 15:22
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