鱈子

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鱈	子
たら Hyōgai	こ Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

From 鱈(たら) (tara, “cod”) + 子(こ) (ko, “child”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) たらこ [tàrákóꜜ] (Odaka – [3])^[1]
(Tokyo) たらこ [tàrákó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ta̠ɾa̠ko̞]

Noun

鱈(たら)子(こ) or 鱈子(タラコ) • (tarako)

cod roe; tarako

Derived terms

鱈子唇(たらこくちびる) (tarako kuchibiru)

Descendants

→ English: tarako

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN