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羹 (あつもの, atsumono) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 じ 字 Furigana
Expressions 羹あつもの に 懲こ りて 膾なます を 吹ふ く once bitten, twice shy; a burnt child dreads the fire; become overcautious after a bad experience Related words 汁しる Modern general term for soup or broth, unlike the archaic 羹.
スープ Common loanword for soup, used in everyday contexts.
Etymology The historical derivation is uncertain; the kanji 羹 is conventionally associated with a thick broth or soup in classical Chinese and Japanese texts.
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In old documents, a dish called 羹 often appears.
There is a proverb: 'Once burned by the hot broth, one blows on the cold salad.'