豆腐

Japanese

Seasoned cubes of tofu

Kanji in this term
豆	腐
とう Grade: 3	ふ Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

豆腐 (hiragana とうふ, romaji tōfu)

1. tofu, bean curd
2. (computing) a substitute square displayed in place of an unassigned or unknown character.

Compounds

• 絹漉し豆腐 (きぬごしどうふ, kinugoshidōfu) silken tofu, soft tofu
• 木綿豆腐 (もめんどうふ, momendōfu) cotton tofu, hard tofu
• 凍み豆腐 (しみどうふ, shimidōu) dried tofu

• 焼き豆腐 (やきどうふ, yakidōfu) seared tofu
• 湯豆腐 (ゆどうふ, yudōfu) a cuisine of simmered tofu
• 豆腐よう, 豆腐餻 ((とうふよう, tōfuyō) a fermented tofu of Okinawa

Related terms

• 豆乳 (とうにゅう, tōnyū) soy milk

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Mandarin

simpl. and trad.
豆腐

Pronunciation

Mandarin (Standard Chinese, Beijing) Pinyin dòufu Zhuyin ㄉㄡˋ ㄈㄨ˙ IPA (key) /toʊ̯⁵¹ fu¹/ Audio (file)

Noun

豆腐 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin dòufu)

1. tofu

Derived terms

• chī dòufu 吃豆腐
• chòudòufu 臭豆腐
• dāozizuǐ dòufǔxīn 刀子嘴豆腐心
• má pó dòufu 麻婆豆腐

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Min Nan

simpl. and trad.
豆腐

Noun

豆腐 (traditional and simplified, POJ tāu-hū)

1. tofu, bean curd

Descendants

• Burmese: တိုဟူး (tohu) (borrowed)
• Indonesian: tahu (id)
• Thai: เต้าหู้ (taohu)
• Vietnamese: tàu hủ