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ジャージャー麺 (jaajaamen) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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Let's have zhajiangmian for lunch today.
The zhajiangmian at this restaurant is authentic.
Related words 担々麺たんたんめん Both are Chinese-style noodle dishes, but tantanmen features a spicy sesame-based broth, while zhajiangmian is characterized by a thick, savory meat sauce without soup.
炸醤麺じゃーじゃんめん Same dish, but 炸醤麺 is the direct kanji borrowing from Chinese and is rarely used in Japanese; ジャージャー麺 is the standard Japanese spelling.
Written forms ジャージャー 麺めん
Most common spelling in Japanese, combining katakana for the Chinese loanword with the kanji 麺 for noodles.
炸醤麺じゃーじゃんめん
Kanji spelling directly from Chinese; rarely used in Japanese and may be unfamiliar to readers.
ジャージャン 麺めん
Alternate katakana spelling reflecting the Chinese pronunciation more closely; less common than ジャージャー麺.
ジャージャンめん
Etymology Borrowed from Chinese 炸醬麵／炸酱面 (zhájiàngmiàn), literally 'fried sauce noodles'. The Japanese pronunciation ジャージャーめん approximates the Chinese sounds, and the dish was adapted into Japanese cuisine.
