Word Meaning 天ぷら

てんぷら tempura

天ぷら is read as てんぷら (tempura) and means tempura.

Meaning

English

  1. tempura
  2. deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter

Reading

Kana

てんぷら

Romaji

tempura

Writing Variants

  • 天婦羅 てんぷら tempura
  • 天麩羅 てんぷら tempura

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Related Words ピーマン,日本,和食,寿司,すき焼き,しゃぶしゃぶ,うどん,そば Rank 16533 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

天下

てんか

shogun (Edo period)

天の川

あまのがわ

Milky Way

天気

てんき

weather

天国

てんごく

paradise

てん

God

天下り

あまくだり

descent from heaven

天女

てんにょ

beautiful and kind woman

天日

てんぴ

the sun

天辺

てっぺん

twelve o'clock (usu. midnight)

天井

てんじょう

ceiling

天皇

てんのう

Emperor of Japan

天然

てんねん

natural airhead

Example Sentences

10

I ate a greater burdock tempura.

I ate a greater burdock tempura.

Which do you like better, sushi or tempura?

I read about how to make tempura in a book.

Salad is better for you than tempura is.

Which do you like better, sushi or tempura?

This is what we call "tempura".

Keiichi, the tempura's done, so bring a plate.

When the tempura I make cools down, it immediately loses its crispiness and doesn't taste very good.

I wonder how tempura fry up so deliciously crisp and dry. Is there a trick to it?