天婦羅

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See also: 天妇罗

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (天婦羅) 天 婦 羅
simp. (天妇罗) 天 妇 罗
alternative forms 天麩羅／天麸罗
天富羅／天富罗

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 天婦羅 (tenpura).

Pronunciation

Note: thiăn-pú-lah - Directly from Japanese 天婦羅(てんぷら) (tenpura).

Noun

天婦羅

  1. tempura

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
天 婦 羅
てん
Grade: 1
(ateji) 		ふ > ぷ
Grade: 5
(ateji) 		ら
Grade: S
(ateji)
on'yomi

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 天婦羅 – see the following entry.
【天麩羅てんぷら】
tempura: a Japanese dish made from seafood, chicken, or vegetables dipped in batter and deep fried
Alternative spellings
天麸羅, 天ぷら, テンプラ
(This term, 天婦羅, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Usage notes

This spelling swaps out the 麩 character meaning wheat gluten in reference to the batter used in making tempura, for the more-common character 婦 of the same reading, but meaning wife.

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