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雑炊 (ぞうすい, zousui) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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I made zōsui with the leftover hot pot broth.
On cold days, I crave zōsui.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 で 雑ぞう 炊すい を 作つく る to make zōsui using 〈something〉 (often leftovers)
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
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
I turned the leftover soup into zōsui.
Related words 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 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.
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.
Counted with Used for a bowl/serving of rice porridge or a set meal, but it is somewhat formal or old-fashioned.
Counts bowlfuls — soup, rice, gruel (味噌汁一碗).
Written forms 雑ぞう 炊すい Usage 93%
ぞうすい Usage 7%
Etymology Compound of 雑 (zō, 'miscellaneous') and 炊 (sui, 'cooking/boiling'), referring to a dish where various ingredients are simmered together with rice.
