How do you say "carrot" in Japanese?

にんじん

ninjin

Noun Hiragana

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

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Pronunciation

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

Writing and usage

Ninjin is written in hiragana. Native Japanese vegetables often use hiragana despite some modern katakana variants.

Example sentence

にんじんを一つください。

Ninjin wo hitotsu kudasai.

One carrot, please.

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How to remember にんじん

Ninjin - say it twice fast. Carrots are orange and round. The 'jin' part repeats like a roll of carrots.

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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. Ninjin is written in hiragana.

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