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醤

醤: fermented sauce

fermented sauce; soy
17 strokesNames & literary · More literary kanji (準1級 range)in 5 words here

Readings

On
ショウ
Kun
ひしお

Read しょう in 醤油 and 魚醤, but じゃん in Chinese sauce names like 甜麺醤 (てんめんじゃん).

Key words

醤油しょうゆsoy sauce
魚醤ぎょしょうfish sauce
甜麺醤てんめんじゃんsweet bean sauce
醤ひしおfermented seasoning (old word)

Example sentences

I eat sashimi dipped in soy sauce.

Adding a little fish sauce to this dish deepens the umami.

Peking duck is classically eaten dipped in sweet bean sauce.

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