お好このみ焼やき

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

okonomiyaki; savory pancake

food / cooking

A savory pancake-like dish made with batter, cabbage, and various toppings, cooked on a griddle and typically served with okonomiyaki sauce, mayonnaise, bonito flakes, and seaweed.

大おお阪さかで本ほん場ばのお好

この

み

焼や

き

を

食た

べ

た

。

I ate authentic okonomiyaki in Osaka.

お好このみ焼やきに豚ぶた肉にくとイカを入いれてください。

Please put pork and squid in the okonomiyaki.

Usage patterns

お好このみ焼やきを焼やくto grill/cook okonomiyaki
鉄てっ板ぱんでお好このみ焼やきを焼やいた。
I grilled okonomiyaki on the hot plate.
お好このみ焼やきにソースをかけるto pour sauce over okonomiyaki
焼やいたお好このみ焼やきにたっぷりソースをかけた。
I poured plenty of sauce over the cooked okonomiyaki.

Kanji

好fond, pleasing, like something
焼bake, burning

Don't confuse with

たこ焼やき
お好み焼き is a flat, plate-sized pancake of batter and cabbage, while たこ焼き is small round balls of batter with octopus inside.
もんじゃ焼やき
お好み焼き is a firm, flippable pancake, while もんじゃ焼き uses a much runnier batter that stays loose on the griddle and is scraped up with a small spatula.

Counted with

玉たまN3
ball; sphere; round object · drop; droplet; bead of liquid · sports ball; pitch · portion of noodles; bundle of noodles · bullet; round · light bulb · lens · abacus bead · balls; testicle · gem; jewel; pearl · female entertainer; geisha · character; sort of person · resource for a scheme; pawn; stake · egg · okonomiyaki; okonomiyaki portion · coin · precious; beautiful; excellent

Word family

お好このみ焼やき屋や
okonomiyaki restaurant

Built from

お好このみ+焼やく

Written forms

お好このみ焼やきUsage99%
Standard spelling.
おこのみやきUsage1%
お好このみ焼やき
Abbreviated spelling, sometimes seen on menus or in casual writing.

Etymology

From お好み (okonomi, 'preference') + 焼き (yaki, 'grilled'), literally 'grilled as you like it', reflecting the customizable nature of the dish.