Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 団子(だんご) in Japanese

団子
Kana Reading
だんご
Romaji
dango
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); doughboy
    Example sentence
    瞬くうちにテニスボール大の団子が消え去った。 In the blink of an eye the tennis-ball-sized dumpling had disappeared.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    ball-shaped object; something round
    Example sentence
    花より団子。 Bread is better than the songs of birds.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    lump; group; bunch; knot; tight crowd

Examples of 団子, だんご in a sentence

Kanji in this word

団 JLPT 2

6 strokes

group, association

On'Yomi: ダン, トン

Kun'Yomi: かたまり, まる.い

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子 JLPT 5

3 strokes

child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

On'Yomi: シ, ス, ツ

Kun'Yomi: こ, -こ, ね

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