noun
dashi broth; Japanese soup stock
Specifically refers to the liquid extracted from dashi ingredients (kombu, katsuobushi, etc.), used as a base in Japanese cooking.
味噌汁はだし汁で作るとおいしい。
Miso soup tastes better when made with dashi broth.
だし汁をとるのに昆布を使います。
I use kombu to make dashi stock.
Compound of だし (dashi, 'Japanese soup stock') and 汁 (shiru, 'broth, juice').