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丸漬け (まるづけ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

丸まる漬づけ

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づ

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Meanings

1

noun

pickled whole (vegetables)

food / cooking

Refers to vegetables pickled without cutting, such as whole cucumbers or eggplants. Used in food contexts.

この店みせの丸まる漬づけは、きゅうりを一いっ本ぽん丸まるごと漬つけ込こんでいます。
The whole pickles at this shop are made by pickling whole cucumbers.
祖そ母ぼが作つくるナスの丸まる漬づけは絶ぜっ品ぴんだ。
The whole pickled eggplants my grandmother makes are exquisite.

Written forms

丸まる漬づけ
Standard spelling with okurigana; the most common written form.
マルヅケUsage100%
丸まる漬づけ
Kanji-only spelling; less common but still used, especially in product names or traditional contexts.

Kanji

丸round, full (month), perfection
漬

pickling, soak, moisten

Similar words

漬つけ物もの
General term for pickled vegetables; 丸漬け specifically means pickled whole without cutting.
浅あさ漬づけ
Lightly pickled vegetables, often sliced; 丸漬け implies whole vegetables and can be any pickling depth.

Etymology

Compound of 丸 (まる, 'whole') and 漬け (づけ, 'pickling'). The reading づけ is a rendaku form of 漬け (つけ).