味噌

みそ

Meanings

1. Noun miso (i.e.: fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans)
2. innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso
3. key point; main point; good part (of something) (usu. as ミソ)
4. weakling; weak person See also: なきみそ. See also: 弱みそ (よわみそ).
5. Expression try (imperative; after the -te form of a verb; pun on 見ろ) See also: 見る (みる).

Kanji

• 味 taste. Read as ミ.
• 噌 miso. Read as ソ.

Example sentences

• この電子辞書は携帯しやすいところが味噌です。
  The good thing about this electronic dictionary is that it's easy to carry.
• 白みそより赤みそが好きなの？じゃあ、合わせみそは試したことある？
  Do you like white miso more than red miso? Then, have you tried combined miso?
• 味噌、納豆などの発酵食品は健康にいい。
  Fermented foods like miso and natto are good for your health.

Common phrases

• 味噌を使う
• みそを入れる
• 味噌を加える
• 味噌を塗る
• 味噌で味付けする
• 味噌をつける (みそをつける) to make a mess of it

Words containing 味噌

• 味噌汁 (みそしる) miso soup
• 味噌ラーメン (みそラーメン) miso ramen
• 肉味噌 (にくみそ) meat miso

And 60 more.

Word lists

• JLPT N4
• Food & Drink
• Food
• Core 5000
• Spoken
• Written

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