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鳴(なる)門(と)

なるとnaruto

CommonNoun

Meanings

Meanings are shown in English (JMdict).

  1. noun

    strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; maelstrom

    Note: from 鳴(なる)門(と)海(かい)峡(きょう)

    阿(あ)波(わ)の鳴(なる)門(と)は、渦(うず)潮(しお)として知(し)られる難(なん)所(しょ)で、古(ふる)くから多(おお)くの船(ふね)が遭(そう)難(なん)しました。

    • Naruto in Awa is a treacherous area known for its whirlpools, where many ships have been shipwrecked since ancient times.
  2. kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern

    abbreviation

    See also: 鳴(なる)門(と)巻(ま)き

    ラーメンに鳴(なる)門(と)が入(はい)っている。

    • There is spiral-patterned fish cake in the ramen.

    Words:ラーメン鳴(なる)門(と)入(はい)る

    Verified
  3. cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern

    food, cooking

  4. Naruto (city in Tokushima)

  5. Naruto Strait

    abbreviation

    Note: from 鳴(なる)門(と)海(かい)峡(きょう)

  6. Naruto wakame

    abbreviation

    See also: 鳴門若布(なるとわかめ)

Example sentences 8

ラーメンに鳴(なる)門(と)が入(はい)っている。

  • There is spiral-patterned fish cake in the ramen.

Words:ラーメン鳴(なる)門(と)入(はい)る

Editorial example

料(りょう)理(り)の腕(うで)の見(み)せ所(どころ)として、野(や)菜(さい)を美(うつく)しい螺(ら)旋(せん)の鳴(なる)門(と)切(ぎ)りで盛(も)り付(つ)けた。

  • To show off my cooking skills, I plated the vegetables with beautiful naruto-style spiral cuts.

阿(あ)波(わ)の鳴(なる)門(と)は、渦(うず)潮(しお)として知(し)られる難(なん)所(しょ)で、古(ふる)くから多(おお)くの船(ふね)が遭(そう)難(なん)しました。

  • Naruto in Awa is a treacherous area known for its whirlpools, where many ships have been shipwrecked since ancient times.

今日(きょう)の和(わ)定(てい)食(しょく)には、香(こう)ばしい天(てん)ぷらと徳(とく)島(しま)県(けん)の鳴(なる)門(と)わかめが添(そ)えられていました。

  • Today's Japanese set meal was served with fragrant tempura and Naruto wakame from Tokushima Prefecture.

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