漬つける

ichidan verb, transitive verb

soak; dip; steep

General term for submerging something in liquid; covers soaking, dipping, or steeping. 浸ける is a common alternative kanji for this sense.

• 洗せん濯たく物ものを水みずに漬つけておく。

  I soak the laundry in water.

• パンをスープに漬つけて食たべる。

  I dip bread in soup and eat it.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

pickle; preserve in salt/vinegar

Only when written 漬ける

Specifically refers to making pickles (漬物) by preserving vegetables or other foods in salt, vinegar, miso, etc. Only written as 漬ける.

• きゅうりを塩しおで漬つける。

  I pickle cucumbers with salt.

• 祖そ母ぼは毎まい年とし梅うめを漬つける。

  My grandmother pickles plums every year.