味醂

Chinese

taste
trad. (味醂)
simp. #(味醂)
alternative forms 味淋
味啉
味琳
味霖

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 味醂(みりん) (mirin).

Pronunciation


Noun

味醂

  1. (cooking) mirin (a type of Japanese sake used for cooking)

See also

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
りん
Hyōgai
goon kan'yōon
Alternative spellings
味淋
味霖 (rare)
美淋 (obsolete)

Etymology

May be from early Mandarin 密淋 (mì lín, literally thick pour), as this kind of thick and sweet rice wine was mentioned in Qing Dynasty texts. Attested in Japanese since at least 1697,[1] when its method of manufacture was described.[2]

Pronunciation

Noun

()(りん) • (mirin

  1. [from 1697] (cooking) mirin: a type of sweet, thick sake, formerly a beverage, now used primarily for cooking in Japanese cuisine

References

  1. ^ 味醂”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ 味醂”, in 改訂新版 世界大百科事典 (Kaitei Shinpan Sekai Dai-hyakka Jiten, Heibonsha World Encyclopedia Revised Edition)[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Heibonsha, 2007, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  5. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN