雑ぞう炊すい

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

rice gruel with vegetables, fish, etc., seasoned with miso or soy sauce

A comforting Japanese dish made by simmering cooked rice with broth and various ingredients. Often made with leftovers. Similar to おじや, though 雑炊 is more common in Kansai and may be slightly thinner.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉で雑ぞう炊すいを作つくるto make zōsui using 〈something〉 (often leftovers)
残のこりのご飯はんで雑ぞう炊すいを作つくった。
I made zōsui with the leftover rice.
鍋なべの締しめに雑ぞう炊すいを食たべるto finish off a hot-pot meal with zōsui
鍋なべの締しめに雑ぞう炊すいを食たべるのが楽たのしみだ。
I look forward to finishing the hot pot with zōsui.
〈物もの〉を雑ぞう炊すいにするto turn 〈something〉 into zōsui
余あまったスープを雑ぞう炊すいにした。
I turned the leftover soup into zōsui.

Kanji

雑miscellaneous
炊cook, boil

Related words

おじや
雑炊 and おじや are nearly the same rice-and-broth dish, but おじや is the term more common in eastern Japan and suggests a softer, thicker texture, while 雑炊 is typical in Kansai and tends to be a bit soupier.
粥かゆN1
粥 is a plain rice porridge cooked from raw rice and water, whereas 雑炊 starts from already-cooked rice and is seasoned with miso or soy sauce along with other ingredients.
ジューシー
雑炊 is the general Japanese term for rice porridge, while ジューシー refers specifically to the Okinawan version made with dashi, meat, and local vegetables.

Don't confuse with

リゾット
リゾット is Italian risotto made from raw rice simmered in broth (often with cheese, giving a creamy texture), while 雑炊 is a Japanese dish made from already-cooked rice and is not creamy.

Counted with

膳ぜんN1
Used for a bowl/serving of rice porridge or a set meal, but it is somewhat formal or old-fashioned.
碗わんN2
Counts bowlfuls — soup, rice, gruel (味噌汁一碗).

Written forms

雑ぞう炊すいUsage93%
Standard kanji spelling.
ぞうすいUsage7%

Etymology

Compound of 雑 (zō, 'miscellaneous') and 炊 (sui, 'cooking/boiling'), referring to a dish where various ingredients are simmered together with rice.