目玉焼き

Japanese
Kanji in this term
目 玉 焼
め
Grade: 1		 たま > だま
Grade: 1		 や
Grade: 4
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
目玉燒き (kyūjitai)

Etymology

目玉 (medama, “eyeball”) +‎ 焼き (yaki)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) めだまやき [mèdámáyákí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [me̞da̠ma̠ja̠kʲi]

Noun

目(め)玉(だま)焼(や)き • (medamayaki) 

  1. fried egg

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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