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麺類 (めんるい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

麺めん類るい

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

noodles; vermicelli

General term for noodle dishes, including ramen, udon, soba, and pasta.

昼ちゅう食しょくに麺めん類るいを食たべた。
I had noodles for lunch.
この店みせは麺めん類るいが豊ほう富ふだ。
This restaurant has a wide variety of noodle dishes.

Written forms

麺めん類るいUsage74%
Standard modern kanji spelling.
麵めん類るいUsage26%
out-dated kanji form
Contains the outdated kanji 麵; rarely used in modern writing.
麪めん類るい
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form with 麪.

Kanji

麺noodles, wheat flour
類sort, kind, variety
麵flour, dough, noodles
麪noodles, wheat flour

Similar words

麺めん
麺 refers to noodles themselves, while 麺類 is the broader category of noodle dishes.
パスタ
パスタ specifically refers to Italian-style pasta, whereas 麺類 covers all types of noodles including Japanese and Chinese varieties.

Etymology

Compound of 麺 (men, 'noodles') and 類 (rui, 'kind, category').