Definition of 空芯菜 (くうしんさい)

くうしんさい

空芯菜

くうしんさい

kuushinsai

noun
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Chinese water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica), ong choy, kang kong, water morning glory, water convolvulus, swamp cabbage, hung tsai, rau muong, pak boong, swamp morning-glory(usually kana)
See also:甕菜
Other readings:
くうしんさい《空心菜》
、
クウシンサイ
Related Kanji
空 empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum
芯 wick
菜 vegetable, side dish, greens
心 heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)