Japanese

Noun

みょうが ‎(romaji myōga)

1. 冥加: divine protection; a blessing, something fortuitous
2. (Discuss⁽⁺⁾ this sense) 茗荷, 蘘荷: myoga or Japanese ginger (Zingiber mioga); a dimwit, an idiot, a stupid person; a kind of 家紋 ‎(kamon, “family crest”)