Chinese

Noun

海綿

1. sponge

Derived terms

Japanese

Noun

海綿 ‎(hiragana かいめん, romaji kaimen)

1. sponge (marine invertebrate with a porous skeleton)
   • 1933, 北大路魯山人, 高野豆腐:

     絞 (しぼ)り方 (かた)はちょうど海綿 (かいめん)を絞 (しぼ)るような具合 (ぐあい)にすればよい。

     Shiborikata wa chōdo kaimen o shiboru yō na guai ni sureba yoi.

     Ideally it should be squeezed out just like a sponge.

Korean

Noun

海綿 • ‎(haemyeon) ‎(hangeul 해면)

1. Hanja form^? of 해면, “sponge”.