Chinese
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to accept; to pay (tax etc.) |
bean; sacrificial vessel |
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trad. (納豆)
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納
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豆
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simp. (纳豆)
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纳
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豆
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Noun
納豆
- natto
Japanese
Etymology
Possibly by extension from 納所 (nassho, “temple office for receiving donations”), and originally meaning beans (豆) from or in the 納所.[1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
納豆 (hiragana なっとう, romaji nattō)
- natto (a traditional Japanese food product made from fermented soybeans)
Idioms
Idioms
- 納豆も豆なら豆腐も豆 (nattō mo mame nara tōfu mo mame): "if nattō is also beans, then tōfu is also beans" → a metaphor for how the same starting point can produce different results
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Derived terms
Derived terms
- 納豆烏帽子 (nattō eboshi): common alternate word for 折烏帽子 (ori eboshi), a type of 烏帽子 (eboshi, “traditional Japanese formal black peaked hat”)
- 納豆菌 (nattō kin): Bacillus subtilis var. natto
- 納豆汁 (nattō jiru): a type of miso soup made with ground nattō, commonly served in winter
- 納豆売り (nattō uri): a nattō seller
- 納豆肥 (nattōgoe): a type of fertilizer made from fermented and composted soybeans, commonly used to fertilize tea bushes
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See also
- ねばねば (nebaneba): sticky, gooey (used to describe the texture of things such as nattō and okra)
References
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↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
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↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3
