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    3. 胡麻

    胡麻

    胡ご麻ま

    sesame seeds

    KMT9Ref L1NounFood & DiningKanji Vocab20 strokes

    ごまゴマ

    Noun

    1.
    sesame seeds
    word usually written using kana alone
    2.
    sesame (Sesamum indicum)
    word usually written using kana alone

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    このパンには胡ご麻まがたくさん入はいっている。

    This bread has a lot of sesame seeds in it.

    KMT4Food & DiningDaily Life
    冷ひや奴やっこに醤しょう油ゆとすり胡ご麻まをかけると美お味いしい。

    It's delicious to put soy sauce and ground sesame seeds on cold tofu.

    KMT7Food & Dining
    胡ご麻まあ油ぶらは中ちゅう華か料りょう理りや韓かん国こく料りょう理りによく使つかわれる。

    Sesame oil is often used in Chinese and Korean cuisine.

    KMT8Food & DiningCulture & Traditions
    料りょう理りの仕し上あげに、炒いった胡ご麻まをふりかけると香こうばしさが増 す。

    If you sprinkle roasted sesame seeds on top of the dish, the aroma increases.

    KMT9Food & Dining
    胡ご麻まは栄えい養よう価かが高たかく、健けん康こう食しょく品ひんとしても注ちゅう目もくされている。

    Sesame seeds are highly nutritious and are also attracting attention as a health food.

    KMT9Food & DiningScience & Math

    Kanji that make up this word

    胡
    なんぞ…(5)
    barbarian・foreign
    麻
    あさ…(5)
    hemp・flax・numb
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