kimchi
Korean-style fermented vegetable dish, typically spicy. The standard Japanese term is キムチ.
from Korean
My grandmother pickles kimchi every autumn.
I ate kimchi for dinner.
This kimchi is not very spicy.
I like spicy kimchi.
I make kimchi hot pot when winter comes.
Standard katakana spelling for this Korean loanword; usually written in kana.
Rare kanji form; it is rarely used. Learners should use キムチ.
Borrowed from Korean 김치 (gimchi).