Kaiwarina (turnip)

...In the Edo period, green vegetables became a general term for such leafy vegetables, and the above-ground parts of turnips came to be called "kaburana" or "kabuna," meaning turnip greens. The Honcho Shokan (1697) states that the stalks that grow large in spring and have just two leaves that sprout from the seeds are called "kaiwarina," and those that grow to about 10 cm are called "uguisuna." It is unclear when cultivation began in Japan, but in March 693 (the 7th year of the reign of Jito), an edict was issued by Empress Jito encouraging its cultivation, and even earlier, songs from the Kojiki describe its cultivation. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "turnip" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…江戸時代になると，青菜はそうした葉菜の総称となり，カブの地上部はカブの菜の意で，〈かぶらな〉〈かぶな〉と呼ばれるようになる。《本朝食鑑》(1697)は，春になって大きくのびた茎を茎立，種から発芽したばかりの二葉のものを貝割（かいわり）菜，10cm近くになったのを鶯（うぐいす）菜というとしている。日本での栽培がいつごろ始まったかは不明だが，693年(持統7)3月には栽培を奨励する持統天皇の詔が出されており，より古く《古事記》の歌謡にも栽培されていた様子が歌われている。…

※「貝割菜（カブ）」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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