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tofu; bean curd; any food with tofu-like physical quality
trad. (杏仁豆腐) 杏仁 豆腐
simp. #(杏仁豆腐) 杏仁 豆腐
 
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Noun

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杏仁豆腐

  1. annin tofu; almond tofu

Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
あん
Jinmeiyō
にん
Grade: 6
どう
Grade: 3

Grade: S
on'yomi

From (あん)(にん) (annin, apricot seed) + (とう)() (tōfu). The tōfu changes to dōfu as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ã̠ɲ̟ːin do̞ːɸɯ̟]

Noun

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(あん)(にん)(どう)() (annin dōfu

  1. annin tofu

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
きょう
Jinmeiyō
にん
Grade: 6
どう
Grade: 3

Grade: S
on'yomi

From 杏仁 (kyōnin) +‎ 豆腐 (dōfu).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kʲo̞ːɲ̟in do̞ːɸɯ̟]

Noun

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(きょう)(にん)(どう)() (kyōnin dōfu

  1. annin tofu

Etymology 3

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Kanji in this term
しん
Jinmeiyō
れん
Grade: 6
どう
Grade: 3

Grade: S
irregular on'yomi

From Mandarin 杏仁 (xìngrén) + Japanese 豆腐 (dōfu).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɕĩn̺ɾe̞n do̞ːɸɯ̟]

Noun

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杏仁豆腐(シンレンドウフ) (shinren dōfu

  1. annin tofu