Word Meaning 金太郎飴

きんたろうあめ kintarouame

金太郎飴 is read as きんたろうあめ (kintarouame) and means Kintarō candy.

Meaning

English

  1. Kintarō candy
  2. Kintarō-ame
  3. hard stick-shaped candy made so that the face of folk hero Kintarō appears when it is sliced
  4. something (or someone) lacking originality
  5. something lacking in variety
  6. cookie-cutter design (look, approach, etc.)

Reading

Kana

きんたろうあめ

Romaji

kintarouame

Writing Variants

  • 金太郎あめ きんたろうあめ kintarouame
  • 金太郎アメ きんたろうあめ kintarouame

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 35 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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いちたろう

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うらしまたろう

Urashima Tarō

悪太郎

あくたろう

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