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    3. ほうれん草

    ほうれん草

    ほ​う​れ​ん​草そう

    spinach (Spinacia oleracea)

    KMT7CoreNounFood & DiningKanji Vocab18 strokes

    ホウレン草菠薐草法蓮草法連草鳳蓮草

    ほうれんそうホウレンソウ

    Noun

    1.
    spinach (Spinacia oleracea)

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    ほうれん草そうは体からだに良よい野や菜さいです。

    Spinach is a vegetable good for the body.

    KMT3Food & DiningMedicine & Health
    夕ゆう食しょくにほうれん草そうのおひたしを作つくった。

    I made blanched spinach for dinner.

    KMT7Food & DiningDaily Life
    新しん鮮せんなほうれん草そうは、サラダや炒いため物ものにも使つかえる。

    Fresh spinach can be used in salads and stir-fries.

    KMT7Food & Dining
    子こ供どもの頃ころ、ほうれん草そうが苦にが手てだったが、今いまは大だい好すきだ。

    When I was a child, I didn't like spinach, but now I love it.

    KMT7Food & DiningDaily Life
    ほうれん草そうに含ふくまれる鉄てつ分ぶんは、貧ひん血けつ予よ防ぼうに効こう果か的てきだと言いわれている。

    The iron contained in spinach is said to be effective in preventing anemia.

    KMT8Food & DiningMedicine & HealthScience & Math

    Characters that make up this word

    草
    くさ・くさ-・-ぐさ…(3)
    grass・weeds・herbs・pasture・write…(1)
    Kanji
    ほ
    ho
    Kana
    う
    u
    Kana
    れ
    re
    Kana
    ん
    n
    Kana
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