Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
ちー
Grade: S
まー
Grade: S
じゃん
Hyōgaiji
irregular
Alternative spelling
芝麻醬 (kyūjitai)
 
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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Mandarin 芝麻醬芝麻酱 (zhīmajiàng).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Tokyo) ーマージャン [chìímáꜜàjàǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕiːma̠ːʑã̠ɴ]

Noun edit

芝麻醤(チーマージャン) (chīmājan

  1. tahini

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN