くし形

Japanese

Kanji in this term
形
Grade: 2

Etymology

櫛 (“くし, kushi, "comb"”) +‎ 形 (“かた, kata, "shape"”) with 連濁 (rendaku). Thin slices of spherical foods like tomatoes resemble traditional Japanese combs, which were arched.

Noun

くし形 (hiragana くしがた, rōmaji kushigata)

櫛形: thin longitudinal slice of a spherical object, especially a fruit or vegetable