汁(しる)

しる

noun

soup; broth; juice; sap

food

1. soup; broth

A liquid dish, especially a Japanese-style soup such as miso soup.

味噌(みそ)汁(しる)を作(つく)る。

To make miso soup.

朝(あさ)ごはんに温(あたた)かい汁物(しるもの)があると嬉(うれ)しい。

It's nice to have warm soup with breakfast.

2. juice; sap; liquid extract

The liquid extracted from fruits, vegetables, meat, or other ingredients.

肉(にく)の汁(しる)がたっぷり出(で)て、とても美味(おい)しかった。

Lots of juice came out of the meat, and it was very delicious.

汁(しる) refers to liquid food (soup/broth) or the juice/sap from ingredients.

Common collocations

味噌(みそ)汁(しる): miso soup
汁物(しるもの): soup dish (general term for Japanese soups)
果(か)汁(じゅう): fruit juice (read as かじゅう)
レモン汁(じる): lemon juice

Note: The reading changes in some compounds: 汁(しる) in standalone and native compounds, 汁(じる) in some food terms like レモン汁(じる), and 汁(じゅう) in Sino-Japanese compounds like 果汁(かじゅう).

Related Words

Related: 味噌汁(みそしる) (miso soup)

Related: スープ (soup (loanword))

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Added 2026.2.7 22:15 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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