kneading
意味一覧 (2件)
こねること
解説 Definition
kneading は、生地や粘土を押す・たたむ・伸ばす工程そのものを指す名詞です。料理の手順や陶芸の下準備で、材料を均一にし、弾力や扱いやすさを作る段階として使われます。
Kneading is the process of pressing, folding, and stretching dough or clay with the hands or a machine. It refers to the working stage itself, not just the final result. In cooking and pottery, kneading helps make the material more even, smooth, elastic, and easier to handle. It is often used for the step that comes after mixing, when the texture is carefully improved.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
kneading は knead に -ing が付いた「作業名」として覚えると整理しやすい語です。recipe で “after kneading” と出れば、材料を混ぜ終えた後の、手や機械で力を加えて質を整える工程を指します。mixing が材料を一体にする段階なら、kneading はその後に粘り・弾力・なめらかさを作る段階。発音は先頭の k を読まず needing と同じです。
Think of kneading as the action name made from knead plus -ing. If you see after kneading in a recipe, it means the stage after mixing, when you use your hands or a machine to improve the texture. Mixing brings the ingredients together, but kneading gives the material stretch, smoothness, and elasticity. Also remember that the k is silent, so it sounds the same as needing.
例文
Good bread depends on proper kneading before the dough is left to rise.
よいパン作りでは、生地を発酵させる前の適切なこねることが大切です。
The recipe says that kneading should continue until the dough feels soft and elastic.
そのレシピでは、生地がやわらかく弾力を持つまでこねることを続けるべきだとあります。
In pottery class, kneading removes air pockets and makes the clay easier to shape.
陶芸教室では、こねることによって空気が抜け、粘土が形作りやすくなります。
捏ねる
(意味 2)解説 Definition
動詞の kneading は、knead の現在分詞で「こねている」「もんでいる」という進行中の動作を表します。パン生地や粘土に体重や手のひらの圧をかけ、形と感触を変えていく場面に向きます。
Kneading means pressing, folding, and working a soft substance again and again with the hands. It is most commonly used for making dough, but it can also describe working clay or massaging muscles. The word suggests steady pressure and repeated movement.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
verb として見ると、kneading は “She is kneading dough.” のように、手を動かし続けて対象を変化させている最中の形です。押して、折って、また押す反復が中心なので、spoon で軽くかき回す stirring とは場面が異なります。物理的に「こねる」意味から、猫が前足で毛布をもむ動きや、筋肉をほぐすようにもむ動きにも広がります。
Remember the common pair `knead dough`. It is more than just `mix`: it suggests pressing, folding, and working something by hand. Watch the spelling too: the `k` is silent, so it sounds like `need`, but it is a completely different word.
例文
She spent twenty minutes kneading the bread dough until it was smooth and elastic.
彼女はパン生地が滑らかで弾力のある状態になるまで20分間捏ねた。
The potter was kneading the clay to remove any air bubbles before shaping it.
陶芸家は成形する前に気泡を取り除くために粘土を練っていた。
The cat was kneading the blanket with its paws, a sign of comfort and contentment.
猫は前足で毛布をもみもみしていた。それは安心と満足の表れだ。
kneading の語源・成り立ち Etymology
kneading は knead「こねる」+ -ing。knead は古英語 cnedan に由来し、手で押してひと塊にする感覚から、生地や粘土を練る作業を表す名詞になりました。
Kneading comes from knead plus the ending -ing. Knead comes from Old English cnedan, meaning to press or work something by hand into a mass. From that idea, kneading came to mean the process of working dough or clay until it becomes smooth and ready to use.
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