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京菜

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Chinese

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capital; Beijing (abbrev.) dish (type of food); vegetables
trad. (京菜)
simp. #(京菜)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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京菜

  1. Beijing cuisine

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
きょう
Grade: 2

Grade: 4
jūbakoyomi

Etymology

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Lit. capital vegetable, (きょう) (kyō, the capital, Kyōto) + () (na, vegetable)

Noun

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(きょう)() or 京菜(キョウナ) (kyōnaきゃうな (kyauna)?

  1. Synonym of 水菜 (mizuna)
  2. (specifically) mizuna that was grown around Kyoto
  3. (historical) Synonym of 壬生菜 (mibuna)

Usage notes

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