明太子

Chinese
 
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight
simp. and trad.
(明太子)		 明太 子

Pronunciation

Noun

明太子

  1. roe of Alaska pollock

Japanese
明太子 (mentaiko): cod roe.
Kanji in this term
明 太 子
めん
Grade: 2		 たい
Grade: 2		 こ
Grade: 1
Irregular

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 명태 (myeongtae, “Alaska pollock or walleye pollock”, formerly spelled with the hanja 明太) + Japanese 子 (ko, “child; roe”).

Pronunciation
  • (Irregular reading)

Noun

明太子 (hiragana めんたいこ, rōmaji mentaiko)

  1. the marinated roe of Theragra chalcogramma, the Alaska pollock or walleye pollock
    A common ingredient in Japanese cuisine. Originated from 명란젓 (myeongnanjeot) Korean cuisine[2], introduced to Japan after the Russo-Japanese War. The typical seasoning and flavor is slightly different in Japan.

Synonyms
  • 鱈 (たら)子 (こ) (tarako)

Derived terms
  • 辛 (から)子 (し)明 (めん)太 (たい)子 (こ) (karashi mentaiko): spicy mentaiko, salted and aged

See also
  • 젓갈 (jeotgal)

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 일본 후쿠오카에서 한식세계화 가능성을 엿보다
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