How do you say "carrot" in Japanese?

In Japanese, "carrot" is にんじん (ninjin). It is a noun.

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Pronunciation

にんじん is written in hiragana. Romanised as ninjin, it sounds roughly like "nee-n-jee-n" to an English ear.

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Questions about にんじん

How do you pronounce にんじん?

にんじん is romanised as ninjin. Say it roughly like "nee-n-jee-n" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.

Is にんじん formal or casual?

にんじん is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.

How is にんじん written in Japanese?

にんじん is written using hiragana. Hiragana is the basic Japanese syllabary used for native words and grammatical elements.

This word is part of the vocabulary taught in the Japanese language learning game Noun Town, where words are introduced through play rather than memorisation.