noun
oden; Japanese hot pot dish
A dish of various ingredients (egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc.) stewed in soy-flavored dashi. The reading かんとだき is Kansai dialect; かんとに is Nagoya dialect. Often called おでん in standard Japanese.
See also: おでん
寒い日には関東煮が食べたくなる。
On cold days, I crave oden.
In Kansai, 関東煮 is sometimes called かんとだき.
Alternate kanji spelling with okurigana.
The standard Japanese term for the same dish; 関東煮 is a regional or traditional name, especially in Kansai and Nagoya.
Literally 'Kanto-style stewing'; the name reflects the dish's association with the Kanto region, though it is now eaten nationwide.