noun
boiling liquid; broth from boiling; stock
Refers to the liquid left after boiling meat, fish, vegetables, etc.; often used in cooking as a base for soups or sauces.
野菜の茹で汁をスープに使う。
I use the vegetable boiling liquid for soup.
鶏肉の茹で汁は良いだしになる。
The broth from boiling chicken makes a good stock.
Compound of 茹で (yude, 'boiling', from verb 茹でる yuderu) + 汁 (shiru, 'juice, liquid'). The reading じる is a rendaku form of しる.