咖哩

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See also: 咖喱

Chinese

phonetic
simp. and trad.
(咖哩)
alternative forms 咖喱

Etymology

Borrowed from English curry, from Tamil கறி (kaṟi).

Pronunciation


Noun

咖哩

  1. (chiefly Taiwan) curry

Derived terms

References

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Hyōgai
(ateji)
り > れー
Jinmeiyō
(ateji)
kan'on irregular

Glyph origin

Ateji (当て字), influenced by the similar Chinese spelling 咖喱 (gālí).

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 咖哩 – see the following entry.
カレー
Indian curry
Japanese curry rice
(This term, 咖哩, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)