冷奴
Chinese[edit]
| cold | slave | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (冷奴) | 冷 | 奴 | |
| simp. #(冷奴) | 冷 | 奴 | |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
冷奴
- hiyayakko (Japanese dish)
Japanese[edit]
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 冷 | 奴 |
| ひや Grade: 4 |
やっこ Grade: S |
| kun’yomi | |
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Etymology[edit]
Compound of 冷や (hiya, “cold”, combining form used in compounds) + 奴 (yakko, “square block of tofu”).
奴 (yakko) originally referred to the lowest-ranking slaves in a household, and in later years, the term referred to male servants of a samurai.[1] The yakko in a procession would wear 半纏 (hanten, “short overcoat”) with a specific 紋 (mon, “crest”) of a square shape with the corners pointing vertically and horizontally. The term then came to be used as slang for the blocky shape, from the resemblance to the crest, giving rise to the term 奴豆腐 (yakkodōfu, “tofu cut into blocks and served”).[2][3] Yakko on its own was later used to mean this kind of tofu, leading to the terms 冷奴 (hiyayakko, “cold tofu block”) and 湯奴 (yuyakko, “hot tofu block”).
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Usage notes[edit]
The literal interpretation of the characters as “cool guy” has led to this word being used on T-shirts (and so on) for stylistic and humorous effects.
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References[edit]
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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