Illustration: At the open preparation counter of a neighborhood tofu shop, a maker carefully lifts a smooth rectangular block of tofu from a shallow water-filled tray. Its soft edges yield slightly against the broad perforated scoop.

JLPT N4nounLevel estimated by Bebop

豆とう腐ふ

toufu

tofu

Example sentences

  1. 豆腐とうふは好すきですか？

    Do you like tofu?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 帰かえる途中とちゅうに豆腐とうふを買かってきてください。

    Please buy some tofu on your way home.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 豆腐とうふがこんなにおいしいなんて知しらなかった。

    I didn’t know tofu was this tasty.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 豆腐

  • 豆beans; peaOnトウ・ズKunまめ・まめ-
  • 腐rot; decayOnフKunくさる・くされる・くされ

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