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そーゆー【醤油・醬油】 : sooyuu | define meaning
sooyuu
Pronunciation: [soːjuː]
Definition
Noun
- Soy sauce; shoyu
Etymology
Cognate with 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 | そーゆー |
| Romanization | sooyuu |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [soːjuː] |
意味：しょうゆ【醤油・醬油】
Categories:
醤油
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, April 16). そーゆー【醤油・醬油】 : sooyuu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, April 21, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8442/sooyuu/.