"おぼこ" meaning in Japanese

See おぼこ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: oboko [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun}} おぼこ • (oboko)
  1. (Tōhoku, Tokyo-Oshima, Kanagawa, Chūbu, Tokushima) baby
    Sense id: en-おぼこ-ja-noun-o8o47w6F Categories (other): Tōhoku Japanese
  2. (Tōhoku, Tokyo-Oshima, Gunma, Niigata, Yamanashi, Nagano) child
    Sense id: en-おぼこ-ja-noun-3cnmaRlC Categories (other): Gunma Japanese, Tōhoku Japanese
  3. (Aomori, Yamagata, Nagano) boy
    Sense id: en-おぼこ-ja-noun-zGp3hATq Categories (other): Yamagata Japanese
  4. (Yamagata, Kanagawa, Niigata, Wakayama, Chūgoku, Shikoku) daughter Tags: Chūgoku, Shikoku
    Sense id: en-おぼこ-ja-noun-TtKPgsqW Categories (other): Chūgoku Japanese, Shikoku Japanese, Yamagata Japanese, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 2 2 2 13 6 2 7 3 2 23 25 8 2 4 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 2 2 2 13 6 2 7 2 2 24 24 7 2 4 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 2 2 2 13 7 2 7 2 2 24 23 7 2 4
  5. (Aomori, Fukushima, Wakayama, Tokushima) a child who is unaware of society
    Sense id: en-おぼこ-ja-noun-ftQbfimP
  6. (Niigata, Nagano, Shizuoka, Gifu, Aichi, Shimane, Ehime, Ōita) doll
    Sense id: en-おぼこ-ja-noun-RMPldNrF Categories (other): Shizuoka Japanese, Ōita Japanese
  7. (Osaka, Wakayama, Tottori, Hiroshima, Shimane) bobbed hair
    Sense id: en-おぼこ-ja-noun-bFSxvAxZ
  8. (Fukushima, Kagawa) name of a hairstyle in a celebration of a young girl's new year
    Sense id: en-おぼこ-ja-noun-WN0aQC5X
  9. (Fukushima) ball
    Sense id: en-おぼこ-ja-noun-6d4IJj9K
  10. (Aichi) kotatsu
    Sense id: en-おぼこ-ja-noun-tEvPUgBe Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 1 15 4 1 5 1 9 31 20 7 1 3 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 2 2 2 13 6 2 7 3 2 23 25 8 2 4 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 2 2 2 13 6 2 7 2 2 24 24 7 2 4 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 2 2 2 13 7 2 7 2 2 24 23 7 2 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 3 3 4 3 3 8 3 3 29 24 8 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 1 2 2 1 3 1 1 48 30 3 1 2
  11. (Aichi) New year mochi offerred with a small one on top
    Sense id: en-おぼこ-ja-noun-szjTC-vM Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 2 2 2 13 6 2 7 3 2 23 25 8 2 4 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 2 2 2 13 6 2 7 2 2 24 24 7 2 4 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 2 2 2 13 7 2 7 2 2 24 23 7 2 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 3 3 4 3 3 8 3 3 29 24 8 3 3
  12. (Aichi) young striped mullet
    Sense id: en-おぼこ-ja-noun-1n5saiuU
  13. (Niigata, Yamanashi, Shizuoka) silkworm
    Sense id: en-おぼこ-ja-noun-9me3zrNp Categories (other): Shizuoka Japanese
  14. (Niigata) tadpole
    Sense id: en-おぼこ-ja-noun-52vPrG7s
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          "english": "A baby was born. (Akita-Kazuno dialect)",
          "roman": "oboko ga umareta",
          "ruby": [
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              "生",
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          "text": "おぼこが生まれた",
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        "(Osaka, Wakayama, Tottori, Hiroshima, Shimane) bobbed hair"
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        "(Fukushima, Kagawa) name of a hairstyle in a celebration of a young girl's new year"
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        "(Fukushima) ball"
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        "(Aichi) kotatsu"
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      "glosses": [
        "New year mochi offerred with a small one on top"
      ],
      "id": "en-おぼこ-ja-noun-szjTC-vM",
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        "(Aichi) New year mochi offerred with a small one on top"
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      "glosses": [
        "young striped mullet"
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      "id": "en-おぼこ-ja-noun-1n5saiuU",
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        "(Aichi) young striped mullet"
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        "(Niigata, Yamanashi, Shizuoka) silkworm"
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        "(Niigata) tadpole"
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  "word": "おぼこ"
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        "(Aichi) New year mochi offerred with a small one on top"
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}

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