カップ麺

Japanese
カップ麺 (kappu men): a serving of cup noodles.
Kanji in this term
麺
めん
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
カップ麵 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of カップ (kappu, “cup”) +‎ 麺 (men, “noodle”).[1][2] First popularized in 1971 by Nissin Cup Noodles.

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) カップ​めん [kàppúꜜmèǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ka̠p̚pɯ̟ᵝmẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

カップ麺(めん) • (kappu men) 

  1. cup noodles, a kind of instant noodles sold as a single serving prepackaged in a disposable cup

Coordinate terms

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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