How to say "broth" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 煮汁にじるnounCovers broth as the liquid produced by boiling or simmering food — the cooking liquid left in the pot — rather than a soup served as a dish.
- 汁しるnoun, noun (suffix)Covers both senses: broth as the liquid of a soup, and soup as a dish in its own right; the general word when talking about soup.
Use 汁 for broth in the soup sense — a soup or its liquid — and 煮汁 for the liquid left after boiling or simmering food in the pot.
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