醤油

醤油

しょうゆ

Soy sauce

N5noun·shouyu

How to remember it

醤 (sauce) + 油 (oil) — "sauce oil," the dark liquid on every Japanese table.

Example sentences

  • 醤油をかけてください。

    しょうゆをかけてください。

    Please put soy sauce on it.

  • この醤油は少し濃いです。

    このしょうゆはすこしこいです。

    This soy sauce is a little dark.

Usage

Liquid seasoning in nearly every meal; often used with を or で.

Related words

味噌砂糖

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