納豆
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Japanese [edit]
| Kanji in this term | |
| 納 | 豆 |
Etymology [edit]
Possibly by extension from 納所 (nassho, “temple office for receiving donations”), and originally meaning beans (豆) from or in the 納所.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
納豆 (hiragana なっとう, romaji nattō)
- natto (a traditional Japanese food product made from fermented soybeans)
Idioms [edit]
- 納豆も豆なら豆腐も豆 (なっとうもまめならとうふもまめ, nattō mo mame nara tōfu mo mame): "if nattō is also beans, then tōfu is also beans" → a metaphor for how the same starting point can produce different results
Compounds [edit]
- 納豆烏帽子 (なっとうえぼし, nattō eboshi): common alternate word for 折烏帽子 (ori eboshi), a type of 烏帽子 (eboshi, “traditional Japanese formal black peaked hat”)
- 納豆菌 (なっとうきん, nattō kin): Bacillus subtilis var. natto
- 納豆汁 (なっとうじる, nattō jiru): a type of miso soup made with ground nattō, commonly served in winter
- 納豆売り (なっとううり, nattō uri): a nattō seller
- 納豆肥 (なっとうごえ, nattōgoe): a type of fertilizer made from fermented and composted soybeans, commonly used to fertilize tea bushes
See also [edit]
Mandarin [edit]
| simpl. | 纳豆 | |
|---|---|---|
| trad. | 納豆 | |
