Japanese symbol for “soup”
スープ
スープ
Romaji: suupu
(Western) soup
In Japanese, soup is スープ (suupu).
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Meanings
- n (Western) soup (food)
Other Japanese words for “soup”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 汁 | しる shiru | soup; broth |
| 湯 | タン tan | soup |
| 汁物 | しるもの shirumono | soup |
| ソップ | ソップ soppu | soup |
| お汁 | おつゆ otsuyu | broth; soup (esp. miso soup) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “soup”.
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.