Kanji

漬

漬

pickling, soak, moisten, steep

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

14 strokes

Radical

水部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

シ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

つける, つかる, -づけ, -づけ

Nanori (Name Reading)

ひた

Common Readings

つ…かる, つ…ける

Example sentences

漬ける つける
私 は 梅 を 塩 に 漬けた

I pickled plums in salt.

漬物 つけもの
日本 の 食事 に は 、 ご飯 と 一緒 に 漬物 が 添えられる こと が 多い 。

In Japanese meals, pickles are often served along with rice.

つく つく
この 漬物 は 、 味 が よく ついている 。

This pickle is well-seasoned.

塩漬け しおづけ
野菜 を 数日間 、 塩漬け に して 保存 する 。

Preserve the vegetables by pickling them in salt for a few days.

漬かる つかる
彼 は 温泉 に 肩 まで 漬かった

He soaked in the hot spring up to his shoulders.

Example Vocabulary

漬け

づけ

漬ける

つける

to pickle; to soak; to steep

氷漬け

こおりづけ

漬物

つけもの

pickles; pickled vegetables

塩漬け

しおづけ

pickling in salt; salted food

漬け込む

つけこむ

漬け物

つけもの

一夜漬け

いちやづけ

お茶漬け

おちゃづけ

漬かる

つかる

to soak; to be submerged

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