ポン酢

ポン酢

Japanese

Kanji in this term
酢
す > ず Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

/ponsu/ → /ponzu/

A shift in pronunciation from earlier ポンス (ponsu), borrowed from Dutch pons (“punch”, obsolete, superseded by punsch). The use of the 酢 kanji is an example of ateji.[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ポンず [pòńzú] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA^(key): [põ̞nd͡zɨᵝ]

Noun

ポン酢 (hiragana and katakana ポンず, rōmaji ponzu)

1. ponzu: a sour citrus-based sauce usually made from the juice of the 橙 (だいだい) (daidai), an Asian variety of bitter orange

References

1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
3. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN