"豆腐" meaning in Japanese

See 豆腐 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [to̞ːɸɯ̟] Forms: 豆腐 [canonical] (ruby: (とう), ()), tōfu [romanization], [counter]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 豆腐 (MC duwH bjuX, literally “bean + curdled”). Compare modern Mandarin reading dòufu. Etymology templates: {{bor|ja|ltc|-|sort=とうふ}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|豆腐|lit=bean + curdled}} 豆腐 (MC duwH bjuX, literally “bean + curdled”), {{cog|cmn|-}} Mandarin Head templates: {{ja-noun|とうふ|count=丁}} 豆(とう)腐(ふ) • (tōfu) (counter 丁)
  1. tofu, bean curd Categories (topical): Foods Synonyms: おかべ [Kagoshima, dialectal]
    Sense id: en-豆腐-ja-noun-Fk6MaRvM Disambiguation of Foods: 63 37 Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 2 21 5 27 15 21 4 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 24 6 30 13 15 5 5 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 64 36 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 65 35 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 69 31 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 66 34 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 61 39 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 65 35
  2. (computing) tofu, an empty rectangle displayed by some systems in place of a character not supported by available fonts. Categories (topical): Computing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 絹漉し豆腐 (kinugoshidōfu) (ruby: (きぬ), (), (どう), ()) (english: silken tofu, soft tofu), 木綿豆腐 (momendōfu) (ruby: (), 綿(めん), (どう), ()) (english: cotton tofu, hard tofu), 凍み豆腐 (shimidōfu) (ruby: (), (どう), ()) (english: dried tofu), 杏仁豆腐 (annindōfu) (ruby: 杏仁(あんにん), (どう), ()) (english: annin tofu), 焼き豆腐 (yakidōfu) (ruby: (), (どう), ()) (english: sear tofu), 湯豆腐 (yudōfu) (ruby: (), (どう), ()) (english: a cuisine of simmered tofu), 豆腐餻 (tōfuyō) (ruby: (とう), (), (よう)) (english: a fermented tofu of Okinawa), 豆腐化け (tōfubake) (ruby: (とう), (), ()) (english: a form of corrupted text display, where code point that are not included in the current font are instead displayed with empty rectangles that resemble blocks of tofu) Related terms: 苦汁: bittern (nigari), brine salt used as a coagulant in making tofu, 豆乳 (tōnyū) (ruby: 豆乳(とうにゅう)) (english: soy milk)
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          "凍",
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          "豆",
          "どう"
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          "腐",
          "ふ"
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      "word": "凍み豆腐"
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        "(computing) tofu, an empty rectangle displayed by some systems in place of a character not supported by available fonts."
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      "other": "とーふ"
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          "漉",
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          "豆",
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Download raw JSONL data for 豆腐 meaning in Japanese (3.9kB)

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