うどん
うどん
hepburn udon
udon noodles
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 冷たいうどんを食べました。I had cold udon.
- 讃岐うどんは美味しいです。Sanuki udon is delicious.
Collocations
うどん (udon, thick wheat noodles)讃岐うどん (Sanuki udon, Kagawa specialty)かけうどん (kake udon, hot broth)ざるうどん (zaru udon, cold with dipping sauce)釜揚げ (kamaage, freshly boiled)
Mnemonic
うどん udon — Japan's ancient wheat noodle dish, allegedly borrowed from Tang-dynasty China around the 8th century. Usually written in hiragana; the kanji 饂飩 is archaic and rare. Four famous regional udon: 讃岐 (Kagawa, prized for chew/koshi), 稲庭 (Akita, thin), 五島 (Nagasaki), 水沢 (Gunma). Unlike ramen, udon is native and locally branded — protected as cultural heritage in some prefectures. Noodle cluster: 蕎麦 (soba, buckwheat), 素麺 (soumen, very thin), 冷麦 (hiyamugi, medium). One word compresses native noodle culture, regional identity, and protection policy.
Quick check
Region and signature of 讃岐 udon?