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しょい【醤油・醬油】 : shoi | define meaning
shoi
Pronunciation: [ɕoi]
Definition
Noun
- Soy sauce; shoyu
Etymology
Cognate to standard Japanese しょうゆ【醤油・醬油】 shouyu "soy sauce". Ultimately from Chinese 【酱油・醤油・醬油】 "soy sauce" (cf. Mandarin jiàngyóu; Cantonese zoeng3 jau4; Min Nan chiùⁿ-iû; Wu tsian; Middle Chinese *tsjaŋ jǝw), itself a compound of "thick sauce; paste" and "oil".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 醤油 醬油 |
| Kana | しょい |
| Romanization | shoi |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ɕoi] |
意味：しょうゆ【醤油・醬油】
Categories:
醤油
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, March 17). しょい【醤油・醬油】 : shoi | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 22, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/3689/shoi/.