カップ麺

Japanese

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)

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

Coordinate terms

袋麺(ふくろめん) (fukuromen)

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

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