Japanese symbol for “broth”
煮汁
にじる
Romaji: nijiru
broth
In Japanese, broth is 煮汁, read にじる (nijiru).
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Meanings
- n broth
Written forms: 煮汁. Readings: にじる、にしる.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “broth”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 汁 | しる shiru | soup; broth |
| だし汁 | だしじる dashijiru | broth; stock; sauce |
| ブロス | ブロス burosu | broth |
| お汁 | おつゆ otsuyu | broth; soup (esp. miso soup) |
| お付け | おつけ otsuke | broth; soup (esp. miso soup) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 煮る | にる niru | to boil; to simmer; to stew |
| 煮物 | にもの nimono | nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing |
| 煮込む | にこむ nikomu | to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time) |
| 煮込み | にこみ nikomi | stew; hodgepodge |
| 雑煮 | ぞうに zouni | soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish) |
| 煮詰める | につめる nitsumeru | to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.) |
| 果汁 | かじゅう kajuu | fruit juice |
| 味噌汁 | みそしる misoshiru | miso soup |
See also: Chinese symbol for “broth”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.