"海綿" meaning in Japanese

See 海綿 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: 海綿 [canonical] (ruby: (かい), 綿(めん)), kaimen [romanization], 海綿 [alternative, kanji, kyūjitai]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|かいめん}} 海(かい)綿(めん) • (kaimen)
  1. sponge (marine invertebrate with a porous skeleton)
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          "english": "Ideally it should be squeezed out just like a sponge.",
          "ref": "1933, 北大路魯山人, 高野豆腐",
          "roman": "Shiborikata wa chōdo kaimen o shiboru yō na guai ni sureba yoi.",
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          "translation": "Ideally it should be squeezed out just like a sponge."
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          "roman": "Shiborikata wa chōdo kaimen o shiboru yō na guai ni sureba yoi.",
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