ラーメン

ラーメン

Japanese

ラーメン

Alternative forms

• 拉麺, 老麺, 柳麺

Etymology

From Mandarin 拉麵／拉面 (lāmiàn, “pulled noodles”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ラ​ーメン [ráꜜàmèǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[2][3]
• IPA^(key): [ɾa̠ːmẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

ラーメン (rōmaji rāmen)

1. ramen, a type of Chinese noodle dish

Synonyms

• 支 (し)那 (な)蕎 (そ)麦 (ば) (shina soba)
• 中 (ちゅう)華 (か)蕎 (そ)麦 (ば) (chūka soba)

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. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN