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    3. 明太子

    明太子

    明めん太た子いこ

    walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)

    NTNounFood & DiningKanji Vocab15 strokes

    めんたいこ

    Noun

    1.
    walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)

    Stroke 0 / 15

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    明
    あ.かり・あか.るい・あか.るむ・あか.らむ・あき.らか・あ.ける…(18)
    bright・light
    太
    ふと.い・ふと.る…(5)
    plump・thick・big around
    子
    こ・-こ・ね…(9)
    child・sign of the rat・11PM-1AM・first sign of Chinese zodiac
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