Meanings
Readings
Common Words
Noun, used as a suffix
juice; sap
Noun, used as a suffix
soup; broth
つゆ only
(dipping) sauce
Food, cooking
miso soup
Word usually written using kana alone; Food, cooking
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
ダシ／出し only
pretext; excuse; pretense (pretence); dupe; front man
ご is gikun for 豆汁 and 豆油
go; soy beans soaked and mashed to a creamy paste (ingredient of tofu and soy milk)
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
crooked; vicious; wicked; nasty; unscrupulous; dishonest
primness; putting on airs; prim person
Abbreviation; Also written as 清汁
clear soup
water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
Memory Mnemonics
Keywords
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Constituents
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Mnemonic Stories
The recipe is simple: Soup = water + (ten) of whatever you find in the fridge.
The witch’s soup has a base of murky bog water and exactly ten secret ingredients: eye of newt, toe of frog, etc.
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