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煎餅

せんべい

N3rice cracker

Examples

お茶と一緒に醤油味の煎餅を食べた。

袋を開けると焼きたての煎餅の香りがした。

Included kanji

Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 煎餅 (せんべい) is a noun for a Japanese rice cracker or similar thin baked snack.
  • Basic usage: 醤油味の煎餅を食べる makes a soy-flavored cracker the eaten object, while 焼きたての煎餅の香り identifies the source of aroma when a bag is opened.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Flavor and freshly baked condition
    • 醤油味の煎餅 is restricted by seasoning, whereas 焼きたての煎餅 is restricted by post-baking state. Smelling the aroma does not mean the cracker was eaten.

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