噌
boisterous
Readings
On'yomi
- ソウ
- ショウ
- ソ
Kun'yomi
- かまびす.しい
Meaning
噌 centers on loud, energetic noise: a boisterous sound or clamor, often from a crowd or lively activity.
Most common words using 噌
20 of 72- 味噌みそN4
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans
- 味噌汁みそしるN1
miso soup
- 手前味噌てまえみそ
self-flattery; singing one's own praises
- 赤味噌あかみそ
dark-brown miso paste
- 辛味噌からみそ
high-salt miso; salty miso
- 白味噌しろみそ
white miso
- 酢味噌すみそ
vinegared miso
- おかず味噌おかずみそ
miso eaten as it is; neat miso as an accompaniment
- かつお味噌かつおみそ
bonito miso; miso mixed with bonito
- からし酢味噌からしすみそ
vinegared miso mixed with mustard
- なめ味噌なめみそ
flavoured miso; miso mixed with meat, vegetables, fish, etc.
- ゆず味噌ゆずみそ
miso with sugar, sake, yuzu juice and skin
- カニ味噌かにみそ
brown meat (crab); miso-like paste found inside a crab's (and arthropods in general) intestinal area
- ゴマ味噌ごまみそ
paste of miso, ground toasted sesame seeds, mirin, etc.
- 下駄と焼き味噌げたとやきみそ
things that look similar but are completely different; geta and grilled miso
- 乾燥味噌かんそうみそ
freeze-dried powdered miso (usu. salty); instant miso
- 五斗味噌ごとみそ
goto miso (miso from the Kamakura era)
- 八丁味噌はっちょうみそ
hatcho miso; dark miso variety produced in Aichi Prefecture
- 合わせ味噌あわせみそ
mixed miso (e.g. white and red)
- 味噌おでんみそおでん
oden made with hatcho miso
Study
Etymology
噌 combines 口 (mouth) with 曾, which likely contributes the sound. The character is used to represent boisterous noise, fitting the mouth radical.
Meaning mnemonic
The mouth radical 口 beside 曾 suggests a mouth making a loud, boisterous sound. Imagine a noisy crowd where everyone is shouting at once.
Reading mnemonic
For ソウ, picture a boisterous crowd making so much noise that it sounds like a loud 'sow!' (as in a female pig). The 'sow' sound cues ソウ while the noise fits the meaning.