豆板醤

Japanese

Kanji in this term
とう
Grade: 3
ばん
Grade: 3
じゃん
Hyōgai
irregular
Alternative spelling
豆板醬 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 豆瓣醬豆瓣酱 (dòubànjiàng).

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “is 板 a japanese innovation?”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [to̞ːbã̠ɲ̟d͡ʑã̠ɴ]

Noun

豆板醤(トウバンジャン) • (tōbanjan

  1. doubanjiang; tobanjan (sauce)

Descendants

  • English: tobanjan