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味噌汁 (みそしる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

味み噌そ汁しる

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

noun

food / cooking

A traditional Japanese soup made with miso paste, dashi stock, and various ingredients such as tofu, seaweed, and green onions.

朝あさごはんに味み噌そ汁しるを飲のんだ。
I had miso soup for breakfast.
この味み噌そ汁しるは

豆とう

腐ふ

と

わかめ

が

入はい

っ

て

いる

。

This miso soup has tofu and wakame seaweed in it.

Written forms

味み噌そ汁しる
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
みそ汁しる
Mixed kanji-kana spelling, often used in casual contexts or for readability.

Kanji

味flavor, taste
噌boisterous
汁soup, juice, broth

Similar words

味み噌そ
味噌 is the fermented soybean paste itself, while 味噌汁 is the soup made with it.
すまし汁じる
すまし汁 is a clear Japanese soup without miso, often lighter and more delicate.

Etymology

Compound of 味噌 (miso, 'fermented soybean paste') + 汁 (shiru, 'soup').