Kanji

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Stroke count: 17

Meaning: a kind of miso

Kunyomi: ひしお

Onyomi: ショウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: wine, alcohol

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ショウユ soy sauce, shoyu

油炒め ショウユイタメ fried dish seasoned with soy sauce

シシビシオ salted and fermented meat or fish

ギョショウ fish sauce (made from fermented salted fish)

Kunyomi Examples

ひしお paste similar to miso made from koji mold and salt water, watery mash left over from making soy sauce