しゃぶしゃぶ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

noun

shabu-shabu; Japanese hot pot with thinly sliced meat

onomatopoeic or mimetic word food / cooking

A dish where very thin slices of meat (usually beef) are swished briefly in boiling broth and then dipped in a sauce like ponzu or sesame sauce. The name is onomatopoeic, mimicking the swishing sound.

今こん夜やはしゃぶしゃぶを食たべに行いきませんか。
Would you like to go out for shabu-shabu tonight?
しゃぶしゃぶ用ようの牛ぎゅう肉にくを薄うすく切きってください。
Please slice the beef thinly for shabu-shabu.

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Usage patterns

しゃぶしゃぶを食たべるto eat shabu-shabu
冬ふゆになると家か族ぞくでしゃぶしゃぶを食たべる。
In winter, my family eats shabu-shabu together.
〈物もの〉のしゃぶしゃぶshabu-shabu made with a particular ingredient
このレストランは豚ぶた肉にくのしゃぶしゃぶが人にん気きだ。
This restaurant's pork shabu-shabu is popular.
しゃぶしゃぶ用ようの〈物もの〉meat/ingredients cut specifically for shabu-shabu
スーパーでしゃぶしゃぶ用ようの牛ぎゅう肉にくを買かった。
I bought beef sliced for shabu-shabu at the supermarket.

Related words

すき焼やきN5
すき焼き uses meat and vegetables simmered together in a sweet soy-based broth with a raw egg dip, whereas しゃぶしゃぶ involves briefly swishing thin meat slices in plain broth and dipping in ponzu or sesame sauce.
鍋なべN4
鍋 is the general term for hot pot dishes cooked at the table, while しゃぶしゃぶ is one specific style of 鍋 featuring thin meat swished in broth.

Don't confuse with

すき焼やきN5
すき焼き simmers beef and vegetables in a sweet soy-based broth, while しゃぶしゃぶ involves briefly swishing thin beef slices in plain boiling water or broth and dipping them in sauce.

Counted with

品ひんN2
Used when counting dishes or menu items; for servings of shabu-shabu specifically, this is natural.

Written forms

しゃぶしゃぶUsage93%
Kana spelling is standard; no kanji form is used.
シャブシャブUsage7%

Etymology

Onomatopoeic or mimetic word; the name comes from the sound of thinly sliced meat being swished in the hot broth.