Translation guide
To serve liquid food using a ladle, or metaphorically to distribute something generously.
The physical action of using a ladle to serve soup, stew, etc.
The most natural way to say 'ladle out' using the common word for ladle, お玉.
スープをお玉ですくって、お椀に入れてください。
Please ladle out the soup into bowls.
Uses the less common word 玉杓子 for ladle. Still understood but お玉 is more everyday.
鍋からシチューを玉杓子ですくった。
I ladled out the stew from the pot.
A general verb for serving food into bowls, often used for rice or soup. It implies using a serving utensil like a ladle or rice paddle.
To give out something in large amounts, often money, praise, or advice.
Means 'to give generously/unsparingly'. Fits the metaphorical sense of ladling out something freely.
彼は子供たちに惜しみなく愛情を与えた。
He ladled out affection to his children.
Please ladle out the miso soup.
Literally 'distribute in large quantities'. A straightforward way to express handing out a lot of something.
彼はパーティーでお菓子を大量に配った。
He ladled out sweets at the party.
An onomatopoeic expression meaning 'to keep putting out one after another'. Conveys the continuous, generous action of ladling out.
社長はボーナスをどんどん出した。
The boss ladled out bonuses.