大福
Chinese
big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor | good fortune; happiness; luck good fortune; happiness; luck; Fujian province (abbrev); surname | ||
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simp. and trad. (大福) | 大 | 福 | |
anagram | 福大 |
Pronunciation
Noun
大福
- great blessing
- daifuku, a Japanese confection consisting of a mochi stuffed with red bean paste
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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大 | 福 |
だい Grade: 1 | ふく Grade: 3 |
on’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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大福 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
From 大腹餅 (だいふくもち, daifuku mochi, “big stomach mochi (“very filling mochi”)”), by replacing 腹 (ふく, fuku, “stomach”) by homophone 福 (ふく, fuku, “luck”).
Previously 腹太餅 (はらぶともち, harabuto mochi (“very filling mochi”), “stomach fat mochi”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) だいふく [dàífúkúꜜ] (Odaka – [4])[2]
- IPA(key): [da̠iɸɯ̟ᵝkɯ̟ᵝ]
Noun
大福 • (daifuku)
- daifuku, a Japanese confection consisting of a mochi (glutinous rice cake) stuffed with 餡子 (あんこ, anko, “red bean paste”).
References
- “Archived copy”, in (please provide the title of the work), accessed 19 November 2008, archived from the original on 2007-05-22
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN