付つけ合あわせ

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Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

noun

side dish; garnish; trimmings

Refers to vegetables or other accompaniments served alongside a main dish, often for color or balance.

ステーキの付つけ合あわせに温おん野や菜さいが添そえられていた。
The steak came with steamed vegetables as a side dish.
付つけ合あわせのポテトが美味おいしかった。
The potato side dish was delicious.

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Kanji

付adhere, attach, refer to
合fit, suit, join

Related words

おかず
おかず is a general term for any side dish eaten with rice, while 付け合わせ specifically refers to garnishes or accompaniments that come with a main dish, often in Western-style meals.
副ふく菜さい
副菜 is a broader term for any side dish in a meal, not necessarily a garnish, and is used in nutritional contexts.

Built from

つける+合あわせる

Written forms

付つけ合あわせUsage33%
Standard kanji spelling.
つけ合あわせUsage34%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not a standard spelling.
付つけ合あわせUsage19%
Variant kanji spelling using 合せ instead of 合わせ.
つけあわせUsage14%

Etymology

Compound of 付け (tsuke, 'attaching') + 合わせ (awase, 'matching'), from the verbs 付ける (tsukeru, 'to attach') and 合わせる (awaseru, 'to match'). Refers to something added to accompany and complement a main dish.