納豆
See also: 纳豆
Chinese
| to accept; to pay (tax etc.) | bean; sacrificial vessel | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (納豆) | 納 | 豆 | |
| simp. (纳豆) | 纳 | 豆 | |
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 納豆 (nattō).
Pronunciation
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 納 | 豆 |
| なっ Grade: 6 |
とう Grade: 3 |
| on’yomi | |
Etymology
Possibly by extension from 納所 (nassho, “temple office for receiving donations”), and originally meaning beans (豆) from or in the 納所.[1][2]
Noun
納豆 (hiragana なっとう, rōmaji nattō)
- natto (a traditional Japanese food product made from fermented soybeans)
Idioms
Idioms
- 納豆も豆なら豆腐も豆 (nattō mo mame nara tōfu mo mame): "if nattō is also beans, then tōfu is also beans" → a metaphor for how the same starting point can produce different results
Derived terms
Derived terms
- 納豆烏帽子 (nattō eboshi): common alternate word for 折烏帽子 (ori eboshi), a type of 烏帽子 (eboshi, “traditional Japanese formal black peaked hat”)
- 納豆菌 (nattō kin): Bacillus subtilis var. natto
- 納豆汁 (nattō jiru): a type of miso soup made with ground nattō, commonly served in winter
- 納豆売り (nattō uri): a nattō seller
- 納豆肥 (nattōgoe): a type of fertilizer made from fermented and composted soybeans, commonly used to fertilize tea bushes
See also
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