pickled in; preserved in; dipped in
Attaches to a noun to mean something pickled or preserved in that substance. Common in food names like ぬか漬け (rice-bran pickles) or 味噌漬け (miso pickles).
Nukazuke is a traditional Japanese pickle.
This miso-pickled fish goes well with rice.
overreliance on; addiction to; immersion in
Figurative use: being steeped in or overly dependent on something, often with a negative connotation. Common in compounds like 薬漬け (drug dependence) or 仕事漬け (being buried in work).
See also: 薬漬け
He can't escape a life of drug dependence.
Lately I'm buried in work and have no time for hobbies.
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
chazuke; rice with green tea · simple meal; humble fare
vinegar pickling; vinegar pickles
last-minute cramming; overnight cramming · overnight pickles; vegetables pickled just overnight
nukazuke; rice bran pickles
lightly pickled vegetables
well-pickled vegetables; long-pickled vegetables
quick-pickled vegetables
pickled cherry blossoms
pickled fresh ume; umezuke
frozen in ice; encased in ice
small fish pickled in vinegar, sake, and salt · seafood pickled in soy sauce (esp. squid)
pickled in sake lees
salt-pickled greens
overprescription; overmedication; drug dependence
honey-preserved; syrup-soaked; fruit/nuts in honey
Derived from the verb 漬ける (つける, 'to soak, pickle'). The suffix form 漬け (づけ) is the noun form of the verb stem, used to create compound nouns indicating something pickled or steeped in a substance, and by extension, a state of being immersed in or dependent on something.