雑炊(ぞうすい)

ぞうすい
noun
rice porridge
See also: 増水(ぞうすい) (rising water)
1. zosui, Japanese rice porridge
A rice dish made by cooking rice in seasoned broth with various ingredients. Often made with leftover rice and served as comfort food or to finish a hot pot meal.
鍋(なべ)の後(あと)に雑炊(ぞうすい)を作(つく)りました。
I made zosui after the hot pot meal.
風邪(かぜ)を引(ひ)いたときは雑炊(ぞうすい)が食(た)べやすいです。
Zosui is easy to eat when you have a cold.
卵(たまご)を入(い)れた雑炊(ぞうすい)は美味(おい)しいです。
Zosui with egg is delicious.
残(のこ)ったご飯(はん)で雑炊(ぞうすい)を作(つく)ると、簡単(かんたん)に一品(いっぴん)できます。
You can easily make a dish by using leftover rice to make zosui.
鍋(なべ)の後(あと)の出汁(だし)がよく出(で)たスープで作(つく)る雑炊(ぞうすい)は、締(し)めにぴったりの一品(いっぴん)です。
Zosui made with the richly flavored broth left after a hot pot is the perfect finishing dish.
締(し)め refers to the final dish to finish a meal

雑炊(ぞうすい) is a Japanese rice porridge made by simmering rice in seasoned broth.

Usage

  • Made with cooked rice, unlike 粥(かゆ)/おかゆ, which starts from raw rice
  • Uses flavorful broth such as dashi or leftover 鍋料理(なべりょうり) (hot pot) broth
  • Rice keeps some texture, and egg is often swirled in at the end
  • Common after hot pot, when sick, or as a late-night meal

Related words

Related Words

Compare: 茶漬(ちゃづ)け (rice with tea)
Related: お粥(かゆ) (rice porridge)
Related: 粥(かゆ) (rice porridge made from raw rice)
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Added 2026.1.14 22:31 · Revised 2026.9.3 9:27
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