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汁物

しるもの

soup dish

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Examples

  1. 汁物が一品ほしい。

    しるものがいっぴんほしい。

    I'd like one soup dish as well.

  2. 和食では汁物を右手前に置く。

    わしょくではしるものをみぎてまえにおく。

    In Japanese cuisine, the soup is placed at the front right.

  3. 寒い日は温かい汁物がうれしい。

    さむいひはあたたかいしるものがうれしい。

    On a cold day a hot soup is welcome.

  4. 献立に汁物を一つ加えた。

    こんだてにしるものをひとつくわえた。

    I added one soup dish to the meal plan.

Common patterns

汁物をつける
to serve a soup with the meal
温かい汁物
hot soup
汁物とおかず
soup and side dishes

Memory tip

汁物 is the category, not a particular soup: miso soup, clear soup and so on all count. Here 汁 is read しる, its native reading, as in 味噌汁 and 果汁 — the latter read じゅう.

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