厚焼(あつや)き

あつやき
noun
thick-grilled; thick omelette (especially thick tamagoyaki)
1. thick-grilled; thick omelette (especially thick tamagoyaki)
Most commonly refers to thick Japanese-style omelette (厚焼き卵), but can also describe thick-grilled versions of other foods.
厚焼(あつや)き卵(たまご)が好(す)きです。
I like thick tamagoyaki.
このお寿司屋(すしや)さんの厚焼(あつや)きは絶品(ぜっぴん)だ。
The thick omelette at this sushi restaurant is superb.
厚焼(あつや)き玉子(たまご)を上手(じょうず)に作(つく)るには練習(れんしゅう)が必要(ひつよう)だ。
You need practice to make a good thick omelette.

Combines 厚(あつ)い (thick) and 焼(や)き (grilled/baked). Most commonly encountered as 厚焼(あつや)き卵(たまご)/厚焼(あつや)き玉子(たまご), the thick Japanese-style rolled omelette often served at sushi restaurants. The thick version is distinct from the thinner, sweeter 出汁巻(だしま)き卵(たまご).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 厚焼(あつや)き卵(たまご): thick omelette
  • 厚焼(あつや)き玉子(たまご): thick egg omelette (alternative kanji)
  • 厚焼(あつや)きせんべい: thick rice crackers

RELATED WORDS:

  • 卵焼(たまごや)き: Japanese omelette — general term for rolled egg
  • 出汁巻(だしま)き卵(たまご): dashi-flavored rolled omelette — thinner, Kansai style
  • 薄焼(うすや)き: thin-grilled — the opposite, as in thin crêpe-like preparations
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