noun
kinpira; chopped burdock root cooked in sugar and soy sauce
A classic Japanese home-style dish. Often includes carrot. Abbreviation of きんぴらごぼう. The word can also be used as a prefix for other vegetables prepared in the same style (e.g., きんぴられんこん).
See also: きんぴらごぼう
今日のお弁当にはきんぴらごぼうが入っている。
Today's bento has kinpira gobo in it.
母が作るきんぴらは、少し甘めの味付けだ。
The kinpira my mother makes is seasoned a little on the sweet side.
Rarely used kanji form for this word; more commonly read as こうへい (fairness).
The full name of the dish; きんぴら is the common abbreviation.
The name is said to come from the legendary strongman Sakata no Kintoki (金時), known for his vigor, suggesting the dish's hearty, robust character. The kanji 金平 is an alternative spelling.