also: うおしょうゆ
A condiment made by fermenting salted fish. Similar to 魚醤 (ぎょしょう), but 魚醤油 specifically refers to the liquid sauce rather than the paste.
See also: 魚醤
Fish sauce is essential in Thai cuisine.
This fish sauce is made from sardines.
醤油 is standard soy sauce made from soybeans, whereas 魚醤油 is made from fish.
Standard kanji spelling.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; may be easier to read for learners.
Kana spelling; useful when the kanji 醤 is unfamiliar.
Compound of 魚 (うお, 'fish') and 醤油 (しょうゆ, 'soy sauce'), literally 'fish soy sauce'. The reading うおじょうゆ uses the older じょうゆ reading for 醤油.