カップ麺

Japanese

Kanji in this term
麺
めん
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
カップ麵 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of カップ (kappu, “cup”) +‎ 麺 (men, “noodle”).[1][2] First popularized in 1971 by Nissin Cup Noodles.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) カップめん [kàppúꜜmèǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ka̠p̚pɯ̟mẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

カップ麺(めん) • (kappu men) 

  1. cup noodles, a kind of instant noodles sold as a single serving prepackaged in a disposable cup

Coordinate terms

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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