No. 2,828 in Japanese
麵
"麵" means "noodles."
In a sentence
麺を茹でている間に、野菜を切りました。
While boiling the noodles, I cut the vegetables.
Here, 麺 (めん) refers to noodles in the context of cooking preparations.
このラーメン屋の手作り麺はとても美味しいです。
The handmade noodles at this ramen shop are very delicious.
In this sentence, 麺 (めん) indicates noodles served as a dish, emphasizing their quality.
麺類ではうどんが一番好きです。
Among noodle varieties, I like udon the best.
Here, 麺 (めん) is used generically to refer to all types of noodles as a category.
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