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味噌汁 (みそしる, misoshiru) Japanese meaning: miso soup | Kotomora

味み噌そ汁しる

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Common word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

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food / cooking›

A traditional Japanese soup made with miso paste, dashi stock, and various ingredients such as tofu, seaweed, and green onions.

朝あさごはんに味み噌そ汁しるを飲のん

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I had miso soup for breakfast.

この味み噌そ汁しるは豆とう腐ふとわかめが入はいっている。

This miso soup has tofu and wakame seaweed in it.

Usage patterns

味み噌そ汁しるを飲のむto drink (have) miso soup
朝あさごはんに味み噌そ汁しるを飲のんだ。
I had miso soup for breakfast.
〈物もの〉の味み噌そ汁しるmiso soup with a certain ingredient
わかめの味み噌そ汁しるが好すきです。
I like miso soup with seaweed in it.
味み噌そ汁しるの具ぐthe ingredients put in miso soup
今日きょうは味み噌そ汁しるの具ぐに豆とう腐ふを入いれた。
Today I put tofu in as the ingredient for the miso soup.

Kanji

味flavor, taste
噌boisterous
汁soup, juice, broth

Related words

すまし汁じる
味噌汁 is a soup made with miso paste, while すまし汁 is a clear, lighter Japanese soup without miso.
スープN3
味噌汁 is a traditional Japanese soup made with miso, while スープ usually refers to Western-style soups.

Politeness

おみおつけpolite 丁寧語
味噌汁 is the everyday word for miso soup, while おみおつけ is a more polite/old-fashioned term for the same dish.

Counted with

椀わんN2
Counts bowlfuls, especially of soup served in lacquered bowls.
碗わんN2
Counts bowlfuls — soup, rice, gruel (味噌汁一碗).

Built from

味み噌そ+汁しる

Written forms

味み噌そ汁しる
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
みそ汁しる
Mixed kanji-kana spelling, often used in casual contexts or for readability.

Etymology

Compound of 味噌 (miso, 'fermented soybean paste') + 汁 (shiru, 'soup').