Japanese symbol for “sourdough”
サワー種
サワーだね
Romaji: sawaadane
sourdough
In Japanese, sourdough is サワー種, read サワーだね (sawaadane).
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Meanings
- n sourdough
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “sourdough”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| サワードウ | サワードウ sawaadou | sourdough |
| パン・オ・ルヴァン | パン・オ・ルヴァン pan・o・ruvan | sourdough; sourdough bread |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 種類 | しゅるい shurui | variety; kind; type |
| 人種 | じんしゅ jinshu | race (of people) |
| 一種 | いっしゅ isshu | a kind; a sort; a variety |
| 品種 | ひんしゅ hinshu | type (of goods); sort |
| 種目 | しゅもく shumoku | item; event |
| 機種 | きしゅ kishu | model (of machine, device) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “sourdough”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.