Word Meaning 蒲鉾

かまぼこ kamaboko

蒲鉾 is read as かまぼこ (kamaboko) and means kamaboko.

Meaning

English

kamaboko
steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.

Reading

Kana

かまぼこ

Romaji

kamaboko

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 準1級 Synonyms 薩摩揚げ,さつま揚げ,竹輪,練り製品,半平,半片 Rank 162802 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

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蒲鉾型

かまぼこがた

semi-cylindrical

蒲鉾兵舎

かまぼこへいしゃ

Quonset hut

筋蒲鉾

すじかまぼこ

gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.)

揚げ蒲鉾

あげかまぼこ

deep-fried kamaboko

蒲

かば

common cattail (Typha latifolia)

山鉾

やまぼこ

festival float mounted with a decorative halberd

菖蒲

そうぶ

Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)

Example Sentences

「美味しそうな蒲鉾みっけ。食べていい？」「ダメよ。お節用なんだから」「けち」

“Ooh, those fish cakes look tasty! Can I try them?” “No, don’t! They’re for New Year’s!” “Jeez, stingy much?”

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Real usage of this vocabulary in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

かまぼこくん Kamaboko-kun