# onion: Japanese–English dictionary

Canonical URL: https://anaversity.com/dictionary/japanese-english/onion
Language pair: Japanese and English
CEFR level: A2
Part of speech: noun
IPA: /ˈʌnjən/
Katakana pronunciation: オニオン

## Meaning 1
A round vegetable with many layers, used as food in cooking.
### 日本語の意味
料理に使われる、層状になった丸い野菜。

### Examples
- The recipe calls for one large onion, chopped.
  - English: レシピには大きな玉ねぎを1個、刻んで使うように書かれています。
- She added a finely diced onion to the sauce.
  - English: 彼女はソースに細かく刻んだ玉ねぎを加えました。
- Onions are a staple ingredient in many cuisines around the world.
  - English: 玉ねぎは世界中の多くの料理で欠かせない食材です。

## Meaning 2: Figurative
Something with many layers or aspects, like a complex problem.

### Examples

  - English: We need to peel back the layers of this onion to understand the root cause.

  - English: The political situation was a complex onion with no easy answers.

  - English: Each new discovery added another layer to the onion of the mystery.

## English equivalents
- onion
- bulb vegetable
- allium
## Japanese equivalents
- 玉ねぎ
- タマネギ
## Common patterns
- **chop an onion**: To cut an onion into small pieces. Example: Please chop an onion for the soup.
- **slice an onion**: To cut an onion into thin, flat pieces. Example: He learned how to slice an onion thinly for the salad.
- **dice an onion**: To cut an onion into very small cubes. Example: You need to dice an onion finely for the salsa.

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