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お付け (おつけ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

お付つけ

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Meanings

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noun

broth; soup (esp. miso soup)

Polite term for soup, especially miso soup, often used in traditional Japanese cuisine contexts. The prefix お adds politeness.

お付つけはお味み噌そ汁しるでございます。
The soup is miso soup.
定てい食しょくにお付つけがつきます。
The set meal comes with soup.

Kanji

付adhere, attach, refer to

Similar words

付つけ
Without the honorific お, 付け is less polite and less common as a standalone word for soup; お付け is the standard polite form.
味み噌そ汁しる
味噌汁 is the general term for miso soup, while お付け is a more polite, often restaurant-style expression.

Etymology

From the honorific prefix お (o-) attached to 付け (tsuke), the nominalized form of 付ける (tsukeru, 'to attach'), referring to a side dish or soup that accompanies a meal.