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Meanings

oden; Japanese hot pot stew

usually written using kana alonefood / cooking

A winter comfort food: various ingredients simmered in a soy-flavored dashi broth. Common ingredients include daikon, boiled eggs, konnyaku, chikuwa, and potatoes.

寒さむい日ひはおでんが食たべたくなる。
On cold days, I crave oden.
コンビニのおでんは冬ふゆの定てい番ばんだ。
Convenience store oden is a winter staple.

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Usage patterns

おでんを煮にるto simmer oden
母ははは大おおきな鍋なべでおでんを煮にた。
My mother simmered oden in a big pot.
おでんに〈物もの〉を入いれるto add an ingredient to oden
おでんに卵たまごを入いれた。
I added an egg to the oden.
コンビニでおでんを買かうto buy oden at a convenience store
寒さむい日ひはコンビニでおでんを買かう人ひとが多おおい。
On cold days, many people buy oden at convenience stores.
おでんを温あたためるto reheat/warm up oden
残のこったおでんを温あたためて食たべた。
I warmed up the leftover oden and ate it.

Kanji

御honorable, manipulate, govern
田rice field, rice paddy

Related words

鍋なべ物もの
鍋物 is the general category of Japanese hot pot dishes cooked and served at the table, while おでん is one specific type simmered slowly and kept warm in a pot.
煮に物もの
煮物 is the broad term for any dish simmered in seasoned liquid, while おでん refers specifically to the soy-dashi hot pot with daikon, eggs, and other classic ingredients.

Written forms

おでんUsage98%
Almost always written in kana; the kanji forms 御田 and お田 are rare.
オデンUsage2%
御お田でん
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji spelling; may be seen in traditional or literary contexts.
お田でん
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji spelling; the honorific prefix お is written in kanji.

Etymology

Originally from 田楽 (でんがく), a grilled tofu dish; the name later shifted to おでん for the simmered version. The honorific prefix お was added, and the word became fixed in its current form.