New Year's soup with rice cakes and vegetables
A traditional Japanese soup eaten during the New Year's holiday. The polite form お雑煮 is the common name; the base form 雑煮 (ぞうに) is also used.
See also: 雑煮 (ぞうに)
During the New Year, the whole family eats ozōni together.
The seasoning of ozōni differs by region.
Standard polite spelling with honorific お.
Formal kanji spelling using 御 for お; rarely used in modern writing.
From お (honorific prefix) + 雑煮 (ぞうに, 'mixed boil'), referring to the variety of ingredients simmered together.