2485 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 17
Meaning: a kind of miso
Kunyomi: ひしお
Onyomi: ショウ
Composition: 将 酉
Radical: 酉
Meaning: wine, alcohol
醤油 (ショウユ) soy sauce, shoyu
醤油炒め (ショウユイタメ) fried dish seasoned with soy sauce
肉醤 (シシビシオ) salted and fermented meat or fish
魚醤 (ギョショウ) fish sauce (made from fermented salted fish)
醤 (ひしお) paste similar to miso made from koji mold and salt water, watery mash left over from making soy sauce