Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1843 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 5
Meaning: soup, juice, broth, sap, gravy, pus
Kunyomi: しる, -しる, つゆ
Onyomi: ジュウ
Composition: 氵 十
Radical: 水
Meaning: water
Reading: みず
Frequency: 1,595
Alternative forms:
汁液 (ジュウエキ) juice
果汁 (カジュウ) fruit juice
胆汁 (タンジュウ) bile, gall
汁 (しる) juice, sap, soup, broth, (dipping) sauce
汁気 (しるけ) juice
煮汁 (にじる) broth
魚汁 (いしる) ishiru, ishiri, fish sauce made of salted and fermented sardines, mackerel, or squid; specialty of the Noto Peninsula
汁 (しる) juice, sap, soup, broth, (dipping) sauce
汁だく (つゆだく) soupy, containing more broth or sauce than usual (of gyudon, etc.)
お汁 (おつゆ) broth, soup (esp. miso soup)
蕎麦つゆ (そばつゆ) soba dipping sauce