ジンギスカン

also: ジンギスかん

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

jingisukan; grilled mutton and vegetable dish

usually written using kana alonefood / cooking

A Hokkaido specialty: thinly sliced mutton or lamb grilled on a dome-shaped skillet with vegetables. Named after Genghis Khan.

北ほっ海かい道どうに行いったらジンギスカンを食たべたい。
When I go to Hokkaido, I want to eat jingisukan.

ジンギスカンはラム肉にくと野や菜さいを鉄てっ板ぱんで焼やく料りょう理りだ。

Jingisukan is a dish where lamb and vegetables are grilled on an iron plate.

2

noun

slotted dome cast iron grill (for jingisukan)

usually written using kana alonefood / cooking

Refers specifically to the distinctive dome-shaped skillet with a raised center and a rim for collecting juices, used to cook jingisukan.

ジンギスカン鍋なべを買かって家うちでも楽たのしんでいる。
I bought a jingisukan grill and enjoy it at home too.

Written forms

ジンギスかん
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; less common than the full katakana form.
成吉思汗じんぎすかん
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)
Ateji spelling for Genghis Khan; rarely used in modern Japanese.
ジンギス汗かん
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.

Kanji

成turn into, become, get
吉good luck, joy, congratulations
思think
汗sweat, perspire

Similar words

焼やき肉にく
焼肉 is general grilled meat, often beef or pork, cooked on a flat or wire-mesh grill. ジンギスカン is specifically a lamb/mutton dish cooked on a distinctive dome-shaped skillet.

Etymology

From the name of Genghis Khan (ジンギス・カン). The dish is said to be named after him, possibly because the dome-shaped grill resembles a Mongolian helmet, or due to the association with lamb and Mongolia.