膾
raw fish salad
Readings
On'yomi
- カイ
- ケ
Kun'yomi
- なます
Meaning
膾 centers on a dish of raw fish or meat sliced and served as a salad. The meaning is specific to this culinary preparation.
Most common words using 膾
- 人口に膾炙するじんこうにかいしゃする
to become well-known; to become common knowledge; to become famous; to be on everyone's lips
- 氷頭膾ひずなます
thinly sliced salmon head cartilage and daikon seasoned with vinegar
- 羹に懲りて膾を吹くあつものにこりてなますをふく
a burnt child dreads the fire; once bitten twice shy; to become overcautious from a bad experience
- 膾なます
namasu; dish of raw fish and vegetables seasoned in vinegar
- 膾炙かいしゃ
becoming well-known; becoming common knowledge
- 菊膾きくなます
boiled chrysanthemum petals pickled in vinegar
- 菊花膾きくかなます
boiled chrysanthemum petals pickled in vinegar
Study
Etymology
膾 combines the flesh radical ⺼ (meat) with 會, which likely contributes the sound and possibly the idea of combining or mixing ingredients. The exact historical development is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side ⺼ is flesh, and the right side 會 looks like a gathering under a roof. Picture a chef gathering thin slices of raw fish and arranging them into a salad.
Reading mnemonic
For カイ, imagine a chef named Kai preparing a raw fish salad: Kai -> カイ, and his specialty is this dish.