鳴門

鳴戸

Reading

Kana: なると

Romaji: naruto

Definitions

noun

1

strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; maelstrom

Note: from 鳴門海峡

2

kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern

Note: abbreviation

See also: 鳴門巻き

3

cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern

(Food term)

4

Naruto; city in NE Tokushima pref.

Note: Only 鳴門

5

Naruto Strait

Note: from 鳴門海峡

Note: abbreviation

Note: Only 鳴門

6

Naruto wakame

Note: abbreviation

See also: 鳴門若布 (reading なるとわかめ)

Note: Only 鳴門

Kanji

鳴

Readings: メイ、 な.く、 な.る、 な.らす

Meanings: chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk

門

Readings: モン、 かど、 と

Meanings: gate, counter for cannons

戸

Readings: コ、 と

Meanings: door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)