鳴門巻き

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A slice of narutomaki served on miso ramen.
Kanji in this term
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Grade: 2

Grade: 2

Grade: 6
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
鳴門卷き (kyūjitai)
鳴門巻
なると巻き

Etymology[edit]

Compound of 鳴門 (naruto, a noisy strait or narrows where the rushing of the tides causes noisy whirlpools) +‎ 巻き (maki, winding; spiral), for the way the spiral pattern in the kamaboko resembles a whirlpool.[1][2]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(なる)()() (narutomaki

  1. a type of 蒲鉾 (kamaboko, fishcake) that is white on the outside with a pink spiral pattern on the inside; prepared in loaves or rolls, then sliced and added to dishes as a garnish

References[edit]

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN