How to say 'Soup' in Japanese | 汁

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The Japanese word for Soup is 'Tsuyu', written as 汁 in Japanese.'Soup' in hiragana is つゆ.

word

汁

Meaning

Soup

Reading

つゆ

tsuyu

Kanji

汁Juice, Soup

Explanation

The Japanese noun '汁 (つゆ)' primarily means 'soup'. It refers to a liquid dish, typically made by boiling ingredients such as vegetables, meat, or fish in water or stock. This word is commonly used in everyday conversation and can refer to various types of soup, including miso soup (味噌汁, みそしる). For example: I had miso soup for breakfast「朝ごはんに味噌汁を飲んだ」(あさごはんにみそしるをのんだ). This soup is delicious「この汁は美味しい」(このつゆはおいしい). Additionally, '汁' can sometimes refer to the liquid or juice that comes out of food, such as the juice from a fruit or the broth from a stew, but its primary and most common usage is to denote soup.

Part Of Speech

noun

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Kanji Grade

Frequency

3113

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 汁

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

汁

Meaning

Juice, Soup

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