お団子
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 団 | 子 |
| だん Grade: 5 |
こ > ご Grade: 1 |
| jūbakoyomi | |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| お團子 (kyūjitai) 御団子 |
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Compound of 御 (o-, honorific prefix) + 団子 (dango, “sweet dumpling”).
Noun
Etymology 2
By analogy from the shape of a single dango, much as the term bun is used in English to refer to a food item and a hairstyle of a similar shape.
Noun
Usage notes
The hairstyle is never referred to as dango without the o- prefix.
Synonyms
- シニヨン (shiniyon)