かきたま汁じる

Meanings

1

egg drop soup; egg soup

A clear Japanese soup with beaten egg poured in, often found in udon or soba dishes.

うどんにかきたま汁じるをかけて食たべる。
I pour egg drop soup over udon and eat it.
かきたま汁じるは、溶とき卵たまごを熱あついだしに流ながし入いれて作つくります。
Egg drop soup is made by pouring beaten egg into hot broth.

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Kanji

玉jewel, ball
汁soup, juice, broth
卵egg, ovum, spawn
掻scratch, rake, comb

Related words

卵たまごスープ
A more general term for egg soup, often thicker and sometimes containing corn or other ingredients, while かきたま汁 specifically refers to the Japanese clear broth version with dashi.

Built from

かき玉たま+汁しる

Written forms

かきたま汁じる
Most common spelling; uses kana for the egg part and kanji for soup.
かき玉たま汁じる
Alternate spelling using 玉 for egg.
かき卵汁たまじる
Alternate spelling using 卵 for egg.
掻かき玉たま汁じる
Rare kanji spelling using 掻く; not commonly used.
掻かき卵汁たまじる
Rare kanji spelling; not commonly used.

Etymology

Formed from かきたま, also written 掻き卵, and 汁 “soup.” The name refers to beaten egg stirred into hot broth so that it sets in thin strands.