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ramen

intj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˈɹɑːmən/
  • UK, US: /ˈɹɑmən/
  • rhymes with -ɑːmən

1

intj

Meaning 1

amen

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: humorous

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Japanese-Chinese style).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A type of instant noodles.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ラーメン (rāmen), from Mandarin 拉麵 /拉面 (lāmiàn, “pulled noodles”). Doublet of laghman, lamian, and ramyeon.

Across languages

Translations

43 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: رَامِن (rāmin) — soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Chinese-Japanese style)
  • Arabic: رَامَن (rāman) — soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Chinese-Japanese style)
  • Arabic: رَامِن (rāmen) — soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Chinese-Japanese style)
  • Armenian: ռամեն (ṙamen) — soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Chinese-Japanese style)
  • Chinese Mandarin: 拉麵 /拉面 (lāmiàn) — soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Chinese-Japanese style)
  • Chinese Mandarin: 日式拉麵 /日式拉面 (Rìshì lāmiàn) — soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Chinese-Japanese style)
  • Chinese Mandarin: 日本拉麵 /日本拉面 (Rìběn lāmiàn) — soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Chinese-Japanese style)
  • Czech: ramen — soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Chinese-Japanese style)
  • Dutch: ramen — soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Chinese-Japanese style)
  • Esperanto: rameno — soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Chinese-Japanese style)
  • Finnish: ramen-nuudeli — soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Chinese-Japanese style)
  • French: ramen — soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Chinese-Japanese style)
  • Galician: ramen — soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Chinese-Japanese style)
  • German: Ramen — soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Chinese-Japanese style)
  • Hawaiian: kaimine — soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Chinese-Japanese style)
  • Hebrew: ראמן — soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Chinese-Japanese style)
  • Hindi: रामेन (rāmen) — soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Chinese-Japanese style)
  • Interlingua: ramen — soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Chinese-Japanese style)
  • Italian: ramen — soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Chinese-Japanese style)
  • Japanese: ラーメン (rāmen) — soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Chinese-Japanese style)
  • Khmer: រ៉ាមេន (raamein) — soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Chinese-Japanese style)
  • Korean: 라면 (ramyeon) — soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Chinese-Japanese style)
  • Korean: 라멘 (ramen) — soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Chinese-Japanese style)
  • Korean: 꼬부랑국수 (kkoburangguksu) — soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Chinese-Japanese style)
  • Latvian: rāmens — soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Chinese-Japanese style)
  • Marathi: रामेन (rāmen) — soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Chinese-Japanese style)
  • Persian: رامن (râmen) — soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Chinese-Japanese style)
  • Polish: ramen — soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Chinese-Japanese style)
  • Portuguese: ramen — soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Chinese-Japanese style)
  • Portuguese: miojo — soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Chinese-Japanese style)
  • Russian: рамэ́н (ramɛ́n) — soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Chinese-Japanese style)
  • Russian: ра́мэн (rámɛn) — soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Chinese-Japanese style)
  • Russian: раме́н (ramɛ́n) — soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Chinese-Japanese style)
  • Russian: ра́мен (rámɛn) — soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Chinese-Japanese style)
  • Sinhalese: රාමෙන් (rāmen) — soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Chinese-Japanese style)
  • Spanish: ramen — soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Chinese-Japanese style)
  • Swedish: ramen — soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Chinese-Japanese style)
  • Tagalog: ramen — soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Chinese-Japanese style)
  • Tamil: றாமென் (ṟāmeṉ) — soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Chinese-Japanese style)
  • Thai: ราเม็ง (raa-meng) — soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Chinese-Japanese style)
  • Turkish: ramen — soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Chinese-Japanese style)
  • Ukrainian: рамен (ramen) — soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Chinese-Japanese style)
  • Urdu: رامین (rāmen) — soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Chinese-Japanese style)