Korean learner dictionary
인삼 meaning and pronunciation
insam · ginseng
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Dictionary entry
NIKL target code 70762Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 인삼Level: Beginner · NIKL learner grade
- 1.
건강에 도움을 주는 약초로 뿌리를 먹는 두릅나뭇과의 여러해살이풀. 또는 그 뿌리.
English: ginseng — A perennial, araliaceous plant and medicinal herb that has edible roots; or its roots.
Examples
- 십 년 묵은 인삼.
- 인삼 두 뿌리.
- 인삼 열 근.
- 인삼을 달이다.
- 인삼을 먹다.
- 인삼을 복용하다.
- Origin
- 人蔘
- Categories
- 식생활 > 식재료 · 음식 주문하기
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