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Kotomora

噌

boisterous

StatusJinmeiyōStrokes14

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

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  • 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

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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.