Kanji 噌 Words: Meanings and Readings

味噌

みそ

innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso

みそ汁

みそしる

miso soup

いなか味噌

いなかみそ

barley miso

おかず味噌

おかずみそ

miso eaten as it is

かつお味噌

かつおみそ

bonito miso

からし味噌

からしみそ

miso mixed with mustard

ごま味噌

ごまみそ

paste of miso, ground toasted sesame seeds, mirin, etc.

さくら味噌

さくらみそ

miso mixed with minced great burdock, ginger, etc. and sweetened with sugar

なめ味噌

なめみそ

flavoured miso

ぬかみそ臭い

ぬかみそくさい

overly concerned with domestic affairs

ぬかみそ漬け

ぬかみそづけ

vegetables pickled in salted rice-bran paste

ぬか味噌

ぬかみそ

salted rice-bran paste for pickling

みそ煮

みそに

food cooked in miso

みそ漬け

みそづけ

meat, fish or vegetables preserved in miso

みそ炒め

みそいため

fried dish seasoned with miso

みそ餡

みそあん

sweet paste of white beans and miso

塩噌

えんそ

everyday food

下駄と焼き味噌

げたとやきみそ

things that look similar but are completely different

芥子酢味噌

からしすみそ

vinegared miso mixed with mustard

蟹みそ

かにみそ

miso mixed with crab innards or scraps

乾燥味噌

かんそうみそ

freeze-dried powdered miso (usu. salty)

甘みそ

あまみそ

low-salt miso

鬼みそ

おにみそ

grilled miso mixed with chili peppers

泣き味噌

なきみそ

crybaby

魚みそ

うおみそ

miso mixed with fish (often tai)

玉みそ

たまみそ

miso ball

五斗味噌

ごとみそ

miso from the Kamakura era

江戸みそ

えどみそ

Edo miso

合せみそ

あわせみそ

combined miso (e.g. white and red)

弱味噌

よわみそ

weakling

手前味噌

てまえみそ

self-flattery

焼きみそ

やきみそ

grilled miso

辛みそ

からみそ

high-salt miso

酢味噌

すみそ

vinegared miso

西京味噌

さいきょうみそ

Kyoto-style miso

赤味噌

あかみそ

dark-brown miso paste

鉄火味噌

てっかみそ

miso, fried soybeans and vegetables seasoned with sake and sugar

豆みそ

まめみそ

soybean miso

豚みそ

ぶたみそ

miso mixed with pork

肉みそ

にくみそ

meat miso

脳みそ

のうみそ

brains

脳みそを絞る

のうみそをしぼる

to rack one's brains

白みそ

しろみそ

white miso

麦みそ

むぎみそ

barley miso

八丁みそ

はっちょうみそ

hatcho miso

粉みそ

こなみそ

powdered miso

糞みそに言う

くそみそにいう

to verbally attack (violently)

糞も味噌も一緒

くそもみそもいっしょ

not distinguishing between what's good and bad

糞味噌

くそみそ

sweeping denunciation

米みそ

こめみそ

rice miso

朴葉味噌

ほおばみそ

magnolia leaves grilled with miso and negi

味噌おでん

みそおでん

oden made with hatcho miso

味噌かつ

みそかつ

miso katsu

味噌こし

みそこし

miso strainer

味噌すり

みそすり

grinding miso

味噌たき

みそだき

food cooked in miso

味噌たれ

みそたれ

miso-based sauce

味噌っかす

みそっかす

miso lees

味噌っ歯

みそっぱ

decayed (baby) tooth

味噌も糞も一緒

みそもくそもいっしょ

not distinguishing between what's good and bad

味噌ラーメン

みそラーメン

miso ramen

味噌をする

みそをする

to lick someone's boots

味噌をつける

みそをつける

to spread miso (e.g. on konnyaku)

味噌玉

みそだま

miso ball

味噌煮込みうどん

みそにこみうどん

udon cooked in a broth containing miso paste

味噌樽

みそだる

miso barrel

味噌豆

みそまめ

soybean

味噌糞

みそくそ

harsh

味噌和え

みそあえ

salad (or fish, etc.) dressed with miso

味噌擂り坊主

みそすりぼうず

low-ranking monk (tasked with doing kitchen chores)

柚味噌

ゆずみそ

hollowed out yuzu stuffed with miso and yuzu juice then baked

隣の糂粏味噌

となりのじんだみそ

the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence

煉り味噌

ねりみそ

miso mixed with sugar and sake, thickened by stirring over low heat

榧味噌

かやみそ

dish of white miso mixed with roasted Japanese nutmeg powder, sugar and sesame seeds, etc.