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緬 (めん, men) Japanese meaning: Myanmar | Kotomora

緬めん

め

ん

Meanings

1

Myanmar; Burma

abbreviation

Abbreviation for Myanmar/Burma, used in compounds such as 緬甸 (めんでん). Not used as a standalone word in modern Japanese.

See also: 緬甸

「緬めん」は、ミャンマーを指さす略りゃく字じとして「緬めん甸でん」などの語ごで使つかわれる。
The character 緬 is used as an abbreviation for Myanmar in words like 緬甸 (めんでん).

Kanji

緬fine thread, Burma

Related words

ミャンマー
Standard modern Japanese word for Myanmar. 緬 is a rare kanji abbreviation, not used in everyday language.
ビルマ
Older name for Burma, still sometimes used historically. 緬 is a kanji abbreviation for the same country.

Word family

ちりめん
silk crepe; crape

訪ほう緬めん

visit to Myanmar; visit to Burma

御お召めし縮ちり緬めん

high-quality silk crepe fabric

ちりめんじゃこ

dried young sardines; chirimen jako

Etymology

Abbreviation of 緬甸 (めんでん), an older kanji transliteration of 'Burma' or 'Myanmar'. The character 緬 itself originally means 'fine thread' or 'distant' in Chinese, but here it is used phonetically.