simmered fish; fish simmered in soy sauce
A common Japanese home-style dish where fish is gently simmered in a broth typically made of soy sauce, sugar, and sometimes sake or mirin. The term is widely understood and used in everyday cooking contexts.
Let's have simmered fish for dinner tonight.
The simmered fish my mother makes is sweet-salty and delicious.
A broader term for simmered dishes, which can include vegetables and meat, not just fish.
Standard kanji spelling.
Search-only kanji form; not commonly used in modern writing.
Formed from 煮 “simmering” and 魚 “fish,” with 魚 voiced from さかな to ざかな in the compound.