しらたき

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noun

shirataki noodles; konjac noodles

usually written using kana alone

Thin, translucent, gelatinous noodles made from konjac yam starch. Often used in sukiyaki and other hot pot dishes. Usually written in kana.

すき焼やきにしらたきを入いれましょう。
Let's put shirataki noodles in the sukiyaki.
しらたきは低ていカロリーでヘルシーな食しょく材ざいです。
Shirataki noodles are a low-calorie, healthy ingredient.

noun

waterfall like a white sheet

A waterfall that looks like a white sheet of water cascading down. This sense is less common in everyday conversation and may appear in place names or poetic descriptions.

白しら滝たきという名なの滝たきがこの山やまにある。
There is a waterfall called Shirataki on this mountain.

Kanji

白white
滝waterfall, rapids, cascade

Don't confuse with

こんにゃく
こんにゃく usually refers to the solid block form of konjac, while しらたき is the same substance shaped into thin, noodle-like strands used in hot pots.

Built from

白しら+滝たき

Written forms

しらたきUsage48%
Usually written in kana; the kanji form 白滝 is less common for the noodle sense.
白しら滝たきUsage44%
Kanji spelling; more likely to be used for the waterfall sense, but can appear for noodles.
シラタキUsage8%
search-only kana form
Katakana form; search-only variant, not a common practical spelling.

Etymology

The name しらたき literally means 'white waterfall,' from 白 (white) and 滝 (waterfall), referring to the appearance of the noodles resembling a white cascade. The noodle sense is an extended use of this imagery.