寒天

simpl. and trad.
寒天

Japanese

Kanji in this term
寒	天

Etymology 1

From Sinitic 寒天.

Noun

寒天 (hiragana かんてん, romaji kanten)

1. cold weather; a wintry sky

Synonyms

• 寒空 (さむぞら, samuzora)

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

Derived terms

Derived terms

寒天紙 (かんてんがみ, kantengami): a thin sheet of dried kanten, used to add gloss to woven textiles and as decoration for women's braided hairstyles 寒天草 (かんてんぐさ, kantengusa): alternate name for 天草 (てんぐさ, tengusa), the sea vegetable from which kanten is made 寒天織 (かんてんしき, kanten shiki): gelatinous connective tissue, a type of connective tissue found in invertebrate animals and in the early stages of vertebrate animal development 寒天培養基 (かんてんばいようき, kanten baiyōki): agar culture medium 寒天版 (かんてんばん, kantenban): an agar printing plate used for printmaking, basically identical to a gelatin printing plate

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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)