醤油

See also: 醬油

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
醤	油
しょう Hyōgaiji	ゆ Grade: 3
kan’on	goon

Alternative spelling
醬油 (kyūjitai)

/ɕauju/ → /ɕɔːju/ → /ɕoːju/

First attested in the mid-Muromachi period.

Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 醬油 (jiàngyóu, literally “thick paste + oil”).

Pronunciation

On’yomi

(Tokyo) しょーゆ [shòóyú] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːjɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

醤(しょう)油(ゆ) • (shōyu) ^{←しやうゆ (syauyu)^?} (kyūjitai 醬油)

soy sauce
Synonyms: 下地 (shitaji), 紫 (murasaki)

Derived terms

醤油(しょうゆ)粕(かす) (shōyu kasu)
醤油(しょうゆ)差(さ)し (shōyusashi)
醤油(しょうゆ)樽(だる) (shōyudaru)
醤油(しょうゆ)の実(み) (shōyu no mi)
醤油(しょうゆ)の諸(もろ)味(み) (shōyu no moromi)
醤油(しょうゆ)屋(や) (shōyu-ya)
醤油(しょうゆ)焼(や)き (shōyu-yaki)
醤油(しょうゆ)ラーメン (shōyu rāmen)
アミノ酸(さん)醤油(しょうゆ) (aminosan shōyu)
合(あ)わせ醤油(じょうゆ) (awase-jōyu)
玉筋魚(いかなご)醤油(じょうゆ), 鮊子(いかなご)醤油(しょうゆ) (ikanago shōyu)
魚(うお)醤油(じょうゆ) (uo-jōyu)
薄口(うすくち)醤油(しょうゆ) (usukuchi shōyu)
梅(うめ)醤油(しょうゆ) (ume shōyu)
牡蠣(かき)醤油(じょうゆ) (kaki-jōyu)
掛(か)け醤油(じょうゆ) (kakejōyu)
芥子(からし)醤油(じょうゆ) (karashi-jōyu)
甘露(かんろ)醤油(しょうゆ) (kanro shōyu)
生醤油(きじょうゆ) (kijōyu)
葛(くず)醤油(じょうゆ) (kuzujōyu)
減塩(げんえん)醤油(しょうゆ) (gen'en shōyu)
濃(こ)い口(くち)醤油(しょうゆ) (koikuchi shōyu)
再(さい)仕込(しこ)み醤油(しょうゆ) (saishikomi shōyu)
砂糖(さとう)醤油(じょうゆ) (satō-jōyu)
山椒(さんしょう)醤油(じょうゆ) (sanshō-jōyu)
白(しろ)醤油(しょうゆ) (shiro-shōyu)
酢醤油(すじょうゆ) (sujōyu)
速成(そくせい)醤油(しょうゆ) (sokusei shōyu)
溜(た)まり醤油(じょうゆ) (tamarijōyu)
銚子(ちょうし)醤油(しょうゆ) (chōshi shōyu)
低塩(ていえん)醤油(しょうゆ) (teien shōyu)
土佐(とさ)醤油(じょうゆ) (Tosa-jōyu)
生(なま)醤油(じょうゆ) (namajōyu)
野田(のだ)醤油(しょうゆ) (Noda shōyu)
浜(はま)醤油(じょうゆ) (hamajōyu)
番醤油(ばんじょうゆ) (banjōyu)
無塩(むえん)醤油(しょうゆ) (muen shōyu)
湯(ゆ)浅(あさ)醤油(しょうゆ) (Yuasa shōyu)
山葵(わさび)醤油(じょうゆ) (wasabi-jōyu)
割(わ)り醤油(じょうゆ) (warijōyu)

Proverbs

醤油(しょうゆ)で煮染(にし)めたよう (shōyu de nishimetayou, “dipped in boiling soy sauce → very dirty”)
金時(きんとき)の醤油(しょうゆ)煮(だ)き (Kintoki no shōyudaki)

Descendants

→ Dutch: soja, via Kagoshima dialect forms そい (soi)[3] → そや (soya) (see there for further descendants)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
醤	油
しょう Hyōgaiji	ゆう Grade: 3
kan’on

Alternative spelling
醬油 (kyūjitai)

/ɕaujiu/ → /ɕɔːjuː/ → /ɕoːjuː/

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Shift from shōyu above?”)

Noun

醤(しょう)油(ゆう) • (shōyū) ^{←しやういう (syauiu)^?} (kyūjitai 醬油)

(rare) soy sauce

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
“そい・しょい【醤油・醬油】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.

Okinawan

Kanji in this term
醤	油
そー Hyōgaiji	ゆー Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese 醤油 (shōyu, “soy sauce”).

Pronunciation

(Shuri-Naha) そーゆー [sòóyúú] (Heiban - [0])[1]
IPA^(key): [soːjuː]

Noun

醤油 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 醬油, hiragana そーゆー, rōmaji sōyū)

soy sauce

References

“ソーユー” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary.

Toku-No-Shima

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese 醤油 (shōyu, “soy sauce”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɕoi]

Noun

醤油 (hiragana しょい, rōmaji shoi)

(Asama) soy sauce

References

“しょい【醤油・醬油】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.

[DJR-1] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-2] 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

[3] “そい・しょい【醤油・醬油】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.

[4] “ソーユー” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary.