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枝豆 (えだまめ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

枝えだ豆まめ

え

だ

ま

め

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

edamame; green soybeans

food / cooking

Refers to immature soybeans still in the pod, typically boiled and salted, served as a snack or appetizer.

居い酒ざか屋やで枝えだ豆まめを注ちゅう文もんした。
I ordered edamame at the izakaya.
冷れい凍とうの枝えだ豆まめを塩

しお

ゆで

する

。

I boil frozen edamame in salted water.

Written forms

枝えだ豆まめUsage89%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority in news and frequency lists.
エダマメUsage10%
えだまめUsage1%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially in menus and casual contexts.

Kanji

枝bough, branch, twig
豆beans, pea, midget

Similar words

大だい豆ず
大豆 refers to mature, dried soybeans used for tofu, miso, and soy sauce, while 枝豆 are the same beans harvested young and eaten fresh.

Etymology

Compound of 枝 (eda, 'branch') and 豆 (mame, 'bean'), referring to the way the pods grow on the branches. The exact historical derivation is straightforward from the components.