汁・液|しるshiru[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun, noun (suffix)juice; sap
   彼女かのじょは御ご茶ちゃにレモンの汁しるをたらした。↗

   She dropped lemon juice into her tea.
2. noun, noun (suffix)soup; broth
3. noun(dipping) sauce

• RelatedスープNeutralLoanword for Western-style soup; 「汁」 mostly refers to Japanese soup or to liquids like juice.
• Relatedお汁おつゆNeutralA polite word for soup, especially miso soup; carries a feminine or Kansai colloquial flavor.
• Relatedお付けおつけNeutralA polite term for miso soup served with a meal; sounds old-fashioned and homey.
• Related汁物しるものNeutralA soup dish or the soup category on menus; 「汁」 also covers juice and other liquids.
• AntonymかすNeutralDregs or sediment — the opposite of the 「汁」 squeezed out of something.

Use 「汁」 for juices, sap and other fluids pressed or drawn from something, and for Japanese-style soup, as in 「味噌汁」 and 「果汁」. Say 「スープ」 for Western soup, 「汁物」 for the menu category, 「おつゆ」 when speaking politely, and 「滓」 for dregs.

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1. (つゆ) 汁しる。水みずけ。
2. (つゆ) 吸い物すいものの汁しる。吸い物すいもの。
3. (つゆ) 蕎麦そばや素麺そうめんなどをつけるしる。つけ汁じる。