"ぼこ" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [bo̞ko̞] Forms: boko [romanization]
Etymology: Of uncertain derivation. May be from 坊 (bō, “dear, beloved”, particularly as in 赤ん坊 akanbō, “baby”) + 子 (ko, “child”). Etymology templates: {{compound|ja|坊|子|pos1=particularly as in 赤ん坊 akanbō, “baby”|t1=dear, beloved|t2=child|tr1=bō|tr2=ko}} 坊 (bō, “dear, beloved”, particularly as in 赤ん坊 akanbō, “baby”) + 子 (ko, “child”) Head templates: {{ja-noun}} ぼこ • (boko)
  1. baby, newborn, infant Synonyms (baby): 赤ん坊 (akanbō) (alt: あかんぼう), 赤ちゃん (akachan) (alt: あかちゃん), 嬰児 (eiji) (alt: えいじ), 乳飲児 (chinomigo) (alt: ちのみご), 幼児 (yōji) (alt: ようじ)
    Sense id: en-ぼこ-ja-noun-h2ZCGPfC Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 79 21 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 48 3 49 Disambiguation of 'baby': 100 0
  2. young child Synonyms (young child): (warabe) (alt: わらべ), 小児 (shōni) (alt: しょうに), 稚子 (chishi) (alt: ちし), 幼子 (osanago) (alt: おさなご), 幼児 (yōji) (alt: ようじ)
    Sense id: en-ぼこ-ja-noun-kAUOYOkw Disambiguation of 'young child': 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: boko [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun}} ぼこ • (boko)
  1. 凹: an indentation, a dip or divot, a hollow
    Sense id: en-ぼこ-ja-noun-Tp2GwVCs Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 24 6 70 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 16 5 80 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 48 3 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

Download JSONL data for ぼこ meaning in Japanese (3.4kB)

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      "alt": "あかちゃん",
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      "alt": "えいじ",
      "roman": "eiji",
      "sense": "baby",
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      "alt": "ちのみご",
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      "sense": "baby",
      "word": "乳飲児"
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      "alt": "ようじ",
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      "sense": "baby",
      "word": "幼児"
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      "alt": "わらべ",
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