Illustration: In a compact apartment kitchen, a tired office worker pours hot water from an electric kettle into an open food cup. Inside, a compressed block of noodles and tiny dehydrated vegetables are clearly visible beginning to loosen.

JLPT N1no-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

即そく席せき

sokuseki

instant (food)

Usually placed before the name of a food. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 翌年よくねん、商品名しょうひんめいを「即席そくせきハウスカレー」に変更へんこう。

    In the following year, the product was renamed 'Instant House Curry.'

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. 粉末ふんまつの即席そくせきカレールウは、1926年ねんに、ハウス食品しょくひんが「ホームカレー粉こ」の商品名しょうひんめいではじめて発売はつばいした。

    The first instant curry roux powder was put on the market in 1926 by House Foods Corp. with the product name of 'Home Curry Powder.'

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 欧米おうべいに即席そくせきラーメンのセールスに行いった際さい、ラーメン用ようのどんぶりが無なかったため、紙かみコップにチキンラーメンを割わり入いれて湯ゆを注そそぎフォークで試食ししょくする姿すがたからの発想はっそうだった。

    The idea originated from a trip to Europe and America for selling instant ramen noodles, in which someone cracked Chicken Ramen into a paper cup because ramen bowls were not available, poured hot water, and tried out with a fork.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 即席

  • 即instant; namelyOnソクKunつく・つける・すなわち
  • 席seat; matOnセキKunむしろ

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