noun
Japanese dumpling soup
A traditional Japanese soup containing dango (dumplings), often with vegetables and miso or soy-sauce broth. Regional variations exist.
大分県の郷土料理にだんご汁があります。
Dango-jiru is a local dish of Oita Prefecture.
寒い日には温かいだんご汁が食べたくなる。
On cold days, I crave hot dango-jiru.
Compound of 団子 (dango, 'dumpling') and 汁 (shiru, 'soup'). The reading じる is a rendaku form of しる.