醤
a kind of miso
Readings
On'yomi
- ショウ
Kun'yomi
- ひしお
Meaning
醤 centers on a fermented soybean paste: a kind of miso. The meaning is specific to this traditional seasoning.
Most common words using 醤
20 of 35- 醤油しょうゆN4
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
- 醤ひしお
paste similar to miso made from koji mold and salt water
- XO醤エックスオージャン
XO sauce (spicy seafood sauce used primarily in Cantonese cooking)
- たまり醤油たまりじょうゆ
tamari soy sauce; variety of rich soy sauce (used for sashimi, etc.)
- わさび醤油わさびじょうゆ
soy sauce flavoured with grated wasabi (used for sashimi, etc.)
- バター醤油バターじょうゆ
butter and soy sauce
- ポン酢醤油ポンずしょうゆ
ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)
- 低塩醤油ていえんしょうゆ
low-salt soy sauce (containing around 13% salt)
- 割り醤油わりじょうゆ
soy sauce mixed with another ingredient (e.g. stock, vinegar)
- 合わせ醤油あわせじょうゆ
shoyu flavoured with katsuobushi broth; bonito-flavoured soy sauce
- 日本醤油協会にっぽんしょうゆきょうかい
Japan Soy-sauce Brewers' Association
- 海鮮醤かいせんしょう
hoisin sauce
- 減塩醤油げんえんしょうゆ
low-salt soy sauce (containing less than 9% salt)
- 濃口醤油こいくちしょうゆ
dark soy sauce; regular soy sauce
- 甜麺醤テンメンジャン
sweet flour paste (Chinese seasoning)
- 生姜醤油しょうがしょうゆ
soy sauce mixed with grated ginger
- 生醤油きじょうゆ
pure soy sauce
- 白醤油しろしょうゆ
white soy sauce; pale soy sauce made with more flour and less soy beans than regular soy sauce
- 砂糖醤油さとうじょうゆ
sweet soy sauce; sugar with soy sauce
- 肉醤ししびしお
salted and fermented meat or fish
Study
Etymology
醤 combines 将 (which may contribute a phonetic element) with 酉 (a jar or vessel for fermentation), suggesting a fermented paste stored in a jar.
Meaning mnemonic
The top 将 looks like a general overseeing the bottom 酉, a jar where soybeans ferment into miso paste.
Reading mnemonic
For ショウ, imagine a general (将) showing off his prized jar of miso: show -> ショウ, and the general proudly displays the fermented paste.