お新香
Japanese
editKanji in this term | |
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新 | 香 |
しん Grade: 2 |
こう > こ Grade: 4 |
irregular |
Alternative spelling |
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御新香 |
Etymology
editCompound of お (o-, honorific prefix) + 新香 (shinkō, shinko, literally “new fragrance”, as these were traditionally only pickled for a few days).[1][2] Usage appears to be shifting now from meaning specifically lightly pickled vegetables, to meaning pickled vegetables in general.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit- (polite) pickled vegetables
Synonyms
edit- (lightly pickled vegetables): 新香 (shinko), お香香 (okōkō), お香香 (okōko), 香の物 (kō no mono), 浅漬け (asazuke)
- (pickles in general): 漬け物 (tsukemono), 漬物 (tsukemono)
Descendants
editReferences
edit- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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