納豆

Japanese

Kanji in this term
納	豆

Etymology

Possibly by extension from 納所 (nassho, “temple office for receiving donations”), and originally meaning beans (豆) from or in the 納所.

Noun

納豆 (hiragana なっとう, romaji nattō)

1. natto (a traditional Japanese food product made from fermented soybeans)

Compounds

• 納豆菌 (なっとうきん, nattō kin, “Bacillus subtilis var. natto”)

See also

• ねばねば (nebaneba)

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Mandarin

simplified	纳豆
traditional	納豆

Noun

納豆 (traditional, Pinyin nàdòu, simplified 纳豆)

1. natto