このわた

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Japanese

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 Konowata on Wikipedia
このわた (konowata): Salted sea cucumber intestines served as a seafood.
Alternative spelling
海鼠腸

Etymology

Compound of 海鼠 (ko, sea cucumber, now obsolete) +‎ (no, possessive particle) +‎ (wata, intestines).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

このわた (konowata

  1. konowata (salted sea cucumber intestines)

Descendants

  • English: konowata

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN