ポン酢

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
す > ず
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology[edit]

/ponsu//ponzu/

A shift in pronunciation from earlier ポンス (ponsu), borrowed from Dutch pons (punch, obsolete, superseded by punch). The use of the kanji is an example of ateji.[1][2][3]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ポン() (ponzu

  1. ponzu: a sour citrus-based sauce usually made from the juice of the (だいだい) (daidai), an Asian variety of bitter orange, mixed with soy sauce

Descendants[edit]

  • English: ponzu
  • Spanish: ponzu

References[edit]

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN