餃子

ギョーザ

gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables

What does 餃子 mean?

餃子 is a Japanese noun meaning gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables in English. It is written as 餃子 in kanji, ギョーザ in hiragana, and gyooza in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

ぎょうざの具のあまりは?餃子を家で作りましたが、皮が少なかったせいか、具が少し余ってしまいました。

Gyoza stuffing? I made some gyoza at home but, possibly because I didn't have enough dough, I had some of the filling left over.