寒天

simpl. and trad.

寒天

Japanese

Kanji in this term
寒	天

Etymology 1

From Chinese 寒天.

Noun

寒天

1. cold weather; a wintry sky

Etymology 2

From 寒 (kan, “cold”) + 天, the second character an abbreviation of 天草 (tengusa, “agar-agar (a variety of sea vegetable)”). 天草 is first cooked, and then chilled (寒) to set.

Noun

寒天 (hiragana かんてん, romaji kanten)

1. agar, agar-agar: vegetable gelatine

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Min Nan

Pronunciation

• (Quanzhou) IPA: [ kuã˨˩tʰĩ˥˥ ]
• (Zhanzhou) IPA: [ kuã˧˧tʰĩ˥˥ ]

Noun

寒天 (traditional and simplified, POJ kôaⁿ-thiⁿ)

1. winter

Usage notes

• This is a more colloquial way to say winter than 冬天 tang-thiⁿ.

Synonyms

• 冬天 (tang-thiⁿ)