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Japanese symbol for “broth”

Romaji: nijiru
broth

In Japanese, broth is , read (nijiru).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n broth

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

boil, cook
on: シャ
kun: に.る、-に、に.える、に.やす
12 strokes · JLPT 1
soup, juice, broth
on: ジュウ
kun: しる、-しる、つゆ
5 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “broth”

WordReadingMeaning
しる shirusoup; broth
だしじる dashijirubroth; stock; sauce
ブロス burosubroth
おつゆ otsuyubroth; soup (esp. miso soup)
おつけ otsukebroth; soup (esp. miso soup)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
にる niruto boil; to simmer; to stew
にもの nimononimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
にこむ nikomuto boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time)
にこみ nikomistew; hodgepodge
ぞうに zounisoup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
につめる nitsumeruto boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.)
かじゅう kajuufruit juice
みそしる misoshirumiso 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.

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