味噌
みそ · miso
Miso
- innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso
- key (main) point, good part (of something)
- weakling, weak person
Other ways to say “miso” in Japanese →
high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?
Example sentences
この味噌汁は、昨夜の残りまで飲んだ。
このみそしるは、さくやののこりまでのんだ。
I even drank the leftover miso soup from last night.
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この店の味噌汁は、出汁からして違う。
このみせのみそしるは、だしからしてちがう。
This restaurant's miso soup is different starting from the broth.
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What does 味噌 mean?
Miso. It can also mean: innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point, good part (of something); weakling, weak person.
How do you pronounce 味噌?
みそ (miso). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.
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JLPT N4 — upper beginner. See the JLPT N4 guide.
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