上うわ汁しる

noun

clear top layer of liquid

Refers to the clear liquid that rises to the top of soup, broth, or similar mixtures. Rare term; 上澄み (うわずみ) is the common modern equivalent.

See also: 上澄み

• 味み噌そ汁しるの上うわ汁しるをすくって飲のんだ。

  I scooped up and drank the clear liquid on top of the miso soup.

noun

someone else's share; skimmed profit

Idiomatic use, almost exclusively in the set phrase 上汁を吸う (to take a cut or profit from someone else's work). Rare and old-fashioned.

See also: 上汁を吸う

• 彼かれは仲ちゅう介かいで上うわ汁しるを吸すっている。

  He is skimming a profit as a middleman.