| Kanji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| 胡麻 | ごま | ゴマ |
Pronunciation: goma
How to Say It Outloud: go-ma
Usage: Sesame (ゴマ) is commonly used in Japanese cuisine, often found in dishes like sesame dressing, sesame tofu, and sprinkled over salads and rice.
Example Sentence Japanese:
私は毎朝ヨーグルトにごまを入れて食べます。
私は毎朝ヨーグルトにごまを入れて食べます。Example Sentence English:I eat yogurt with sesame seeds every morning.
I eat yogurt with sesame seeds every morning.Dictionary
セサミセサミ
Noun- sesame
ごま油ごまあぶら
Noun- sesame oil
- Sesame oil
胡麻ごまCommon word
Noun- sesame seeds
- sesame (Sesamum indicum)
- Goma
擂り胡麻すりごま
Noun- ground toasted sesame seeds; ground sesame
芝麻醤チーマージャン
Noun- Chinese sesame paste
- Tahini
胡麻塩ごましお
Noun- gomasio; gomashio; roasted sesame seed and salt mixture
- salt-and-pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray
- Gomashio
胡麻酢ごまず
Noun- sesame vinegar
胡麻垂れごまダレ
Noun- sesame sauce
荏胡麻えごま
Noun- wild sesame (Perilla frutescens var. frutescens); oilseed perilla; egoma
煎り胡麻いりごま
Noun- roasted sesame seeds
芝麻球チーマーチュー
Noun- fried sesame ball
金ごまきんごま
Noun- golden sesame (seeds)
白胡麻しろごま
Noun- white sesame seeds
新胡麻しんごま
Noun- newly harvested sesame seeds
ごま団子ごまだんご
Noun- goma dango; sesame balls
松風焼きまつかぜやき
Noun- matsukazeyaki; meatloaf (usu. chicken) sprinkled with sesame or poppy seeds
餡饅あんまん
Noun- steamed bun with sesame oil and anko filling
胡麻和えごまあえ
Noun- dish dressed with sesame sauce
胡麻をするごまをする
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)Godan verb with 'ru' ending
- to flatter; to toady (to); to curry favor (with); to butter up; to grind sesame seeds
胡麻磨りごますり
Noun- sycophancy; toadying; apple-polishing; brown-nosing; sycophant; flatterer; toady; apple-polisher; brown-noser; ass-kisser
- sesame seed grinding
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