| 海綿状 | [かいめんじょう, kaimenjou] (n, adj-no) spongiform; spongelike; spongy [Add to Longdo] |
| spongy | (adj) easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility, Syn. squashy, spongelike, squishy, Example: spongy bread |
| spongy | (adj) like a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it back when compressed, Syn. spongelike |