noun
A sauce used for dipping, especially for noodles like soba or udon, or for tempura.
ざるそばのつけ汁は、少し濃いめの味付けです。
The dipping sauce for zaru soba is seasoned a bit strongly.
天ぷらを食べるときは、つけ汁に大根おろしを入れるとさっぱりします。
When eating tempura, adding grated daikon to the dipping sauce makes it refreshing.
Alternate spelling using the okurigana 付け.
Abbreviated kanji spelling; less common.
たれ is a thicker, often sweet-savory sauce used for basting or dipping grilled foods, while つけ汁 is typically a thinner broth-based dipping sauce for noodles or tempura.
つゆ is a general term for soup or broth, often used for the dipping sauce of soba/udon as well, but つけ汁 specifically emphasizes its role as a dipping sauce.
Compound of つけ (continuative form of つける 'to dip') + 汁 (しる 'soup, juice'). The reading つけじる is standard; つけしる is a less common variant.