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    3. たこ焼き

    たこ焼き

    た​こ​焼やき​

    takoyaki

    KMT9Ref L1NounFood & DiningKanji Vocab22 strokes

    蛸焼きたこ焼タコ焼きタコ焼蛸焼

    たこやきタコヤキ

    Noun

    1.
    takoyaki, octopus dumplings
    food, cooking

    Stroke 0 / 22

    Speed1.0x

    たこ焼やきを食たべたい。

    I want to eat takoyaki.

    KMT4Food & DiningDaily Life
    お祭まつりの屋や台たいで、熱あつ々あつのたこ焼やきを買かった。

    I bought hot takoyaki at a festival stall.

    KMT8Food & DiningCulture & Traditions
    大おお阪さか名めい物ぶつのたこ焼やきは、外そとはカリカリ、中なかはとろりとしている。

    Osaka's famous takoyaki is crispy on the outside and creamy on the inside.

    KMT9Food & DiningTravel & Transportation
    たこ焼やきパーティーは、日に本ほんの家か庭ていでよく行おこなわれる楽たのしいイベントだ。

    Takoyaki parties are fun events often held in Japanese households.

    KMT9Food & DiningFamily & RelationshipsCulture & Traditions
    たこ焼やきの起き源げんは、戦せん後ごの食しょく糧りょう難なんの時じ代だいに、小こ麦むぎ粉ことタコを使つかった手て軽がるな軽けい食しょくとして生うまれたと言いわれている。

    It is said that the origin of takoyaki dates back to the post-war food shortage era, when it was created as a simple snack using flour and octopus.

    KMT10Food & DiningHistory

    Characters that make up this word

    焼
    や.く・や.き・や.き-・-や.き・や.ける…(3)
    bake・burning
    Kanji
    た
    ta
    Kana
    こ
    ko
    Kana
    き
    ki
    Kana
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