きなこ

Japanese

Alternative spellings
きな粉 黄な粉 黄粉

Etymology

From 黄なる粉 (ki-naru ko, literally “yellow flour”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きなこ [kíꜜnàkò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [kʲina̠ko̞]

Noun

きなこ • (kinako) ^{←きなこ (kinako)?}

1. kinako, soybean flour

Synonyms

• 豆(まめ)の粉(こ) (mame-no-ko)