醤しょう油ゆ

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Common wordJLPTN4Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

The standard Japanese soy sauce, a fermented condiment made from soybeans, wheat, salt, and koji mold. Used in cooking and as a table condiment.

〈物もの〉に醤しょう油ゆをかけるto pour soy sauce over something
冷ひやし豆腐どうふに醤しょう油ゆをかけて食たべる。
I pour soy sauce over chilled tofu and eat it.
〈物もの〉を醤しょう油ゆにつけるto dip something in soy sauce
刺さし身みを醤しょう油ゆにつけて食たべる。
I dip the sashimi in soy sauce and eat it.
〈物もの〉を醤しょう油ゆで味あじ付つけするto season something with soy sauce
焼やき魚ざかなを醤しょう油ゆで味あじ付つけした。
I seasoned the grilled fish with soy sauce.
醤しょう油ゆを垂たらすto drizzle a few drops of soy sauce
納なっ豆とうに醤しょう油ゆを少すこし垂たらした。
I drizzled a little soy sauce over the natto.

溜たまりN1
醤油 is the standard everyday soy sauce, while たまり is a thicker, wheat-light variety with a stronger umami taste often used for dipping.
紫むらさきN3
紫 is an archaic, poetic word for soy sauce, while 醤油 is the everyday modern term used in speech and writing.
ソースN3
醤油 is the traditional Japanese soy sauce, whereas ソース refers to Western-style sauces, typically thicker and vegetable- or fruit-based.

味み噌そN4
味噌 is a thick fermented paste while 醤油 is a liquid soy sauce, though both are basic Japanese seasonings learners sometimes lump together.

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醤しょう油ゆUsage38%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority in news and common usage.
しょうゆUsage39%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji are considered complex.
醬しょう油ゆUsage18%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 醬 is a traditional variant of 醤.
しょう油ゆUsage4%
search-only kanji form
Search-only mixed kana-kanji form; not a standard spelling.
ショウユUsage1%
正しょう油ゆUsage<1%
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)rarely-used kanji form
Ateji spelling; rarely used and not recommended for learners.

The name 醤油 literally refers to the clear liquid drawn from 醤, a fermented seasoning. The modern reading しょうゆ is a contraction of earlier しょうゆう.