What does kanji 醤 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 醤 is a kind of miso.

How is kanji 醤 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 醤 are ひしお; the onyomi readings are ショウ.

What words use kanji 醤?

Example words that use kanji 醤 include 醤, 醤油たれ, 醤油ラーメン, 醤油差し.

Pre-Level 1

醤

Meaning

Kanji 醤

a kind of miso

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: ひしお
Onyomi 音読み: ショウ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Variant: 醬 (Formal) , 酱 (Itaiji)

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: #2485
Strokes: 17
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: 将 • 奨 • 蒋 • 𨪙 • 锵 • 螀 • 鳉

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Showing 26 of 36 entries that include this kanji.

醤

ひしお

paste similar to miso made from koji mold and salt water

醤油たれ

しょうゆたれ

soy-based sauce

醤油ラーメン

しょうゆラーメン

soy sauce ramen

醤油差し

しょうゆさし

soy sauce bottle

醤油皿

しょうゆざら

soy sauce dish

醤油粕

しょうゆかす

soy sauce lees

ＸＯ醤

エックスオージャン

XO sauce (spicy seafood sauce used primarily in Cantonese cooking)

トウチ醤

トウチジャン

black bean sauce

魚醤

ぎょしょう

fish sauce (made from fermented salted fish)

芝麻醤

ジーマージャン

Chinese sesame paste

甜面醤

テンメンジャン

sweet flour paste (Chinese seasoning)

豆板醤

トーバンジャン

doubanjiang (Chinese broad bean chili paste)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

この店の醤は昔ながらの作り方で仕込まれている。

The salty fermented paste in this shop is made in the traditional way.

古い料理書には醤を使った調味法が載っている。

Old cookbooks include seasoning methods using this fermented paste.

醤の香りが鍋いっぱいに広がった。

The aroma of the fermented paste spread throughout the pot.

彼は豆から作った醤を少し皿に取った。

He put a little fermented bean paste onto the plate.

醤は塩気とうまみの強い食品だ。

This food has a strong salty and savory taste.

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