掛け汁 (かけじる, kakejiru) Japanese meaning: gravy | KotomoraThe broth at this restaurant is light and delicious.
かける
Written forms
掛け汁
Standard kanji spelling for this culinary term.
かけ汁
Variant spelling with kana for the first part; commonly seen in recipes and menus.
Etymology
Compound of 掛け (kake, 'pouring') + 汁 (shiru, 'broth, juice'). The reading じる is a rendaku form of しる.
