Word Meaning 漬け

づけ zuke

漬け is read as づけ (zuke) and means pickled (something).

Meaning

English

  1. pickled (something)
  2. pickled in (something)
  3. preserved in
  4. dipped in
  5. overreliance on (e.g. medication)
  6. excessive use of
  7. addiction to
  8. immersion in

Reading

Kana

づけ

Romaji

zuke

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 137441 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

漬物

つけもの

tsukemono

漬かる

つかる

to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)

漬ける

つける

to pickle

漬物石

つけものいし

weight stone (placed on pickles)

漬物屋

つけものや

pickle store

塩漬け

しおづけ

pickling in salt

茶漬け

ちゃづけ

chazuke

松前漬け

まつまえづけ

Matsumae pickles

接待漬け

せったいづけ

nonstop entertaining (e.g. of business clients)

借金漬け

しゃっきんづけ

being deeply in debt

一本漬

いっぽんつけ

pickle on a stick (usually a cucumber)

西京漬

さいきょうづけ

saikyo-zuke

Example Sentences

6

やさいをすにつけた。

I pickled vegetables in vinegar.

ぱんをすーぷにつけてたべる。

I eat bread by dipping it in soup.

かわいたぬのをみずにつけてください。

Please soak the dry cloth in water.

ちゃばをおゆにつけすぎた。

I steeped the tea leaves in hot water for too long.

にくをたれにひとばんつける。

The meat is marinated in sauce overnight.

ながくみずにつけるとまめがやわらかくなる。

If you soak beans in water for a long time, they become soft.