ちゃんこ鍋

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
なべ
Grade: S

Etymology[edit]

Uncertain. Theories include ちゃん (-chan), suffix to the name of the cook, or Mandarin 鏟鍋铲锅 (chǎnguō, metal pot), plus (なべ) (nabe, food cooked in a pot).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕã̠ŋko̞na̠be̞]

Noun[edit]

ちゃんこ(なべ) (chankonabe

  1. (sumo) chankonabe; a stew of meat, seafood and vegetables eaten by sumo rikishi

References[edit]

  1. ^ ちゃんこ鍋”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months