Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 明太子(めんたいこ) in Japanese

明太子
Kana Reading
めんたいこ
Romaji
mentaiko
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)

Related Kanji

太 JLPT 4

4 strokes

plump, thick, big around

On'Yomi: タイ, タ

Kun'Yomi: ふと.い, ふと.る

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子 JLPT 5

3 strokes

child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

On'Yomi: シ, ス, ツ

Kun'Yomi: こ, -こ, ね

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明 JLPT 4

8 strokes

bright, light

On'Yomi: メイ, ミョウ, ミン

Kun'Yomi: あ.かり, あか.るい, あか.るむ, あか.らむ, あき.らか, あ.ける, -あ.け, あ.く, あ.くる, あ.かす

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