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.
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.