土手

どて

embankment, bank

Also:beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin

What does 土手 mean?

土手 is a Japanese noun meaning embankment, bank in English. It can also be translated as beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin depending on context. It is written as 土手 in kanji, どて in hiragana, and dote in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

花々が土手に咲いた。

Blossoms have come out on the embankment.