dashi; Japanese soup stock
Fundamental Japanese cooking stock, typically made from kombu (kelp) and katsuobushi (dried bonito flakes), or other ingredients like niboshi (dried sardines) or shiitake mushrooms.
I make dashi stock from kombu and dried bonito flakes.
Before making miso soup, I first make the dashi stock.
この料理はだしが決め手です。
The dashi is the key to this dish.
Only when written 出し · Only with reading ダシ
Used in the phrase 出しにする meaning to use someone or something as a pretext, excuse, or front. The person or thing is a means to an end, often deceptive.
See also: 出しにする
彼は私を出しにして、上司に取り入ろうとした。
He tried to use me as a pretext to get in good with the boss.
慈善団体を出しにして金を集めていた。
They were collecting money using the charity as a front.
このおでんはだしが効いていておいしい。
This oden has a nice, well-developed dashi flavor.
Soups taste better when you bring out the dashi flavor.
だし refers specifically to Japanese soup stock used as a base ingredient, whereas スープ is a general, often Western-style, finished soup.
だし is the stock used as a flavoring base, while 汁 is the finished liquid served as soup or broth.
だし is Japanese-style stock made from kombu and katsuobushi, while フォン is a Western (usually French) style concentrated stock.
だし refers specifically to Japanese cooking stock made from kombu or bonito flakes, whereas エキス is the general term for any concentrated extract from plants, meat, or other materials.
出し (broth/stock) shares the same kanji stem as 出だし but is read だし and has a completely unrelated culinary meaning.
出汁 is the savory broth/stock used as a base in Japanese cooking, while スープ is the finished Western-style soup dish itself.
drawer · withdrawal (of money) · resourcefulness; fund of knowledge
heading; headline; title; caption · index; table of contents entry · headword; lemma
jumping out; dashing out; running out
taking out; carrying out · paying out of pocket; covering costs oneself · corbel · seam reinforcement
opening words; speaking out; broaching a topic
fully exposed; bare; undisguised
expulsion; ejection; eviction; dismissal · closing drum beat; end-of-performance signal
putting in an appearance; visiting; attending · coming to the surface; appearing; showing up · showing one's face; face reveal
Usually written in kana, especially for the soup stock sense. The kanji 出汁 is also used but less common.
Kanji spelling for the pretext/excuse sense, often in the phrase 出しにする.
Katakana spelling sometimes used for the pretext/excuse sense.
Kanji spelling for the soup stock sense. Recognizable but kana is more common.
Derived from the verb 出す (to take out, extract), referring to the process of extracting flavor from ingredients. The pretext sense likely developed from the idea of 'bringing out' someone as a front.
pushing an opponent out of the ring from behind
embossing; repoussé; hammering out a pattern · drum signal to end a performance · serve (tennis); drive (golf) · printout; printing out
meddling; interference; butting in
speech balloon; speech bubble · blowoff; effusion; blowing; venting · blowing (of a seasonal or climatic wind)
pushing out; extrusion · presence; impressive appearance · run walked in; bases-loaded walk · push-out; frontal push out
sale; bargain sale; special sale
going shopping; shopping trip · bulk buying; stocking up
meddling; interfering · choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one (mahjong)
naked; bare; exposed; uncovered · frank; open; blunt; undisguised
protrusion; projection · appetizer; hors d'oeuvre; snack with a drink · frontal thrust out (sumo technique)
rear step out; stepping out backwards
sticking out; protruding; overflowing
pointed knife; utility knife · logging; cutting down trees · beef scraps; meat trimmings · starting to speak; broaching a topic · extraction; splicing out
novice; beginner; fledgling · starting to run; running off
taking in and out; depositing and withdrawing
program; lineup · piece; number; performance
shutout; lockout; freeze-out
washing out; exposure by washing away · exposed aggregate finish; exposed aggregate concrete · revealing cedar grain by washing and scrubbing · finding out; discovery; bringing to light
upper-arm force out
overhang; projecting part · posted notice; placard; poster · extra wrestler of certain rank (sumo)
shaking out; sprinkling · starting point; beginning; outset · drawing; issuing; drafting · throw of dice; dice roll · infusion; herbal remedy · shaker; dispenser
emergency food distribution; communal cooking and serving of meals