T'ang, China, foreign
On'yomi (音読み)
- トウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- から
About this kanji
The kanji 「唐」 primarily means "T'ang" or "China," often associated with foreign or exotic things. It is typically used in combination with other kanji rather than as a standalone word. For example, in the compound 「唐辛子」(とうがらし), it means "capsicum" or chili pepper, which is common in Japanese cooking. Another interesting compound is 「唐突」(とうとつ), meaning "abrupt" or "sudden." Additionally, 「唐揚げ」(からあげ) refers to a popular dish of deep-fried food, usually chicken. When you see this kanji, it often connects to cultural elements from China or suggests something unusual or unexpected.
Example sentences
唐揚げは日本料理の一つだ。
Karaage is one of the Japanese dishes.
Meanings across languages
- English
- T'ang, China, foreign
- Tiếng Việt
- Đường, Trung Quốc, ngoại lai
- 日本語
- 唐, 中国, 外国
- 한국어
- 당, 중국, 외래의
- 中文
- 唐代, 中国, 外来
- id
- Tang, Cina
- th
- ถัง, จีน
- es
- Dinastía Tang, China
- fr
- Tang, Chine
- de
- Tang, China
- pt
- Tang, China
Common compounds
- 唐突とうとつabrupt, sudden
- 唐辛子とうがらしcapsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers), chili pepper (chile, chilli), cayenne
- 遣唐使けんとうしenvoy to Tang China
- 唐揚げからあげdeep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch, deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
- 荒唐無稽こうとうむけいabsurd, nonsensical, preposterous
- 唐草からくさarabesque pattern, toothed medick (Medicago polymorpha)
- 唐音とうおんtō-on, Tang reading, on reading of a kanji based on Song dynasty and later Chinese
- 唐詩とうしpoetry of the Tang period, Tang poetry
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