蒟蒻

Noun



 * 1) konjac foul-smelling plant grown in Asia,
 * 2)  betel and bulrush

Etymology 2
Pun on.

Noun

 * 1)  inexperienced competitor in Chinese science Olympiads (especially informatics olympiads, such as NOI and NOIP)

Etymology
Probably from, in turn from. The plant is not native to the Japanese archipelago, and was imported from China.

First cited to the of circa 918  with the reading konyaku. The geminate reading konnyaku is first cited to a text from 1336.

Noun

 * 1)   konjac
 * 2)     obsolete name for the  area in modern-day  in Tokyo

Usage notes

 * Not to be confused with.