天(てん)つゆ

てんつゆ
noun
tempura dipping sauce
food
1. tempura dipping sauce
A warm dipping sauce for tempura, made from 出汁(だし), soy sauce, and mirin. Usually served with grated daikon stirred in.
天(てん)つゆをつけて食(た)べる。
Dip it in tempura sauce and eat it.
大根(だいこん)おろしを天(てん)つゆに入(い)れる。
Stir grated daikon into the tempura sauce.
天(てん)つゆは家(いえ)でも出汁(だし)、しょうゆ、みりんを合(あ)わせれば簡単(かんたん)に作(つく)れる。
Tempura sauce is easy to make at home by combining dashi, soy sauce, and mirin.

Standard accompaniment to tempura, served warm in a small bowl. The basic ratio is roughly 4:1:1 (出汁(だし):soy sauce:mirin), though recipes vary.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 塩(しお): salt — the other classic tempura accompaniment
  • そばつゆ: soba broth/dipping sauce — similar base, used for soba

Related Words

Compare: 塩(しお) (salt)
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Added 2026.6.4 13:07 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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