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Kotomora

醤

a kind of miso

FrequencyTop 5,000Strokes17

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

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  • 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

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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.