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かつお味噌 (かつおみそ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

かつお味み噌そ

also: カツオみそ

Meanings

1

noun

bonito miso; miso mixed with bonito

A condiment or ingredient made by mixing miso with bonito flakes or bonito stock; used in cooking or as a topping.

See also: 味噌 · 鰹

かつお味み噌そをご飯はんにのせて食たべると美味おいしい。
It's delicious to eat bonito miso on top of rice.
この料りょう理りにはカツオ味み噌そが隠かくし味あじに入はいっている。
This dish has bonito miso as a secret ingredient.

Written forms

かつお味み噌そ
Standard mixed kanji-kana spelling; the reading かつおみそ is restricted to this form and 鰹味噌.
カツオ味み噌そ
Katakana spelling for カツオ; the reading カツオみそ is restricted to this form.
鰹かつお味み噌そ
Full kanji spelling; less common but still used, especially in traditional contexts.
カツオみそ

Kanji

味flavor, taste
噌

boisterous

鰹bonito

Similar words

味み噌そ
Basic fermented soybean paste; かつお味噌 is a specific variety with bonito added.
鰹かつお節ぶし
Dried bonito flakes, a key ingredient in dashi; かつお味噌 often incorporates these flakes.

Etymology

Compound of かつお (bonito) and 味噌 (miso).