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乾麺麭 (kanmenpou) Japanese meaning: hardtack | Kotomora

乾かん麺めん麭ぽう

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Meanings

1

hardtack; hard biscuit

obsolete term

Obsolete Imperial Japanese Army jargon for hardtack or hard biscuit; the modern term is 乾パン.

See also: 乾パン

旧きゅう日に本ほん陸りく軍ぐんでは

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麺めん

麭ぽう

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行こう

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In the former Imperial Japanese Army, hardtack was issued as a portable ration.

Kanji

乾drought, dry, desiccate
麺noodles, wheat flour
麭sticky rice ball

Related words

乾かんパン
Modern term for hardtack; 乾麺麭 is the obsolete kanji spelling used in the Imperial Japanese Army.

Etymology

The kanji 乾麺麭 is an ateji spelling for hardtack, likely coined in the Imperial Japanese Army. The modern form 乾パン uses katakana for the 'pan' part.