Meaning

Primary

Onion

Word Type

noun

Explanation

ねぎ means "onion" in Japanese. But, there are different kinds of onions, right? This happens to be a "ball onion," which is just one of those round ones, like a Walla Walla Sweet Onion. Do you know?

Reading

たまねぎ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can guess it will probably use the kun'yomi reading. Luckily, that's the reading you learned with the only kanji in this word, so you should be able to read it!

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 玉ねぎのかわ

    onion skins

    玉ねぎのうまみ

    the deliciousness of onions

    玉ねぎのスライス

    onion slices

Context Sentences

その丸い玉ねぎ下さい。

Please give me the round onion.

玉ねぎをきっていたら、なみだが出てきた。

When I cut the onions, I teared up.

玉ねぎが入ってないカレーはカレーじゃない。

Curry without onions is not curry.

Kanji Composition