Keyword
miso
Info
FrequencyTop 1900-2000
Type
Jinmeiyō 
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KankenLevel Pre-1
Heisig2295
Readings
(100%)
Composed of
mouth
formerly [old]
Used in vocabulary (106 in total)
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
brains; brain tissue
food cooked in miso; cooking in miso
self-flattery; sing one's own praises
meat or fish or vegetables preserved in miso
light-brown miso
udon cooked in a broth containing miso paste
vinegared miso
dark-brown miso paste
to make a mess of it; to make a hash of it; to fail and lose face; to spread miso (e.g. on konnyaku)
fried dish seasoned with miso
miso lees; miso strainings; miso dregs; child who is made light of; child who is left out of games; immature child or person
meat miso; miso mixed with ground meat
brown meat (crab); miso-like paste found inside a crab's (and arthropods in general) intestinal area; miso mixed with crab innards or scraps
combined miso (e.g. white and red)
hatcho miso; dark miso variety produced in Aichi Prefecture
miso-based sauce; miso sauce
salted rice-bran paste for pickling
rice miso; miso fermented with malted rice
harsh; severe (e.g. criticism, verbal attack); sweeping denunciation
salad (or fish, etc.) dressed with miso
paste of miso, ground toasted sesame seeds, mirin, etc.
miso ball; bean paste ball
miso with sugar, sake, yuzu juice and skin; hollowed out yuzu stuffed with miso and yuzu juice then baked
to lick someone's boots; to flatter
oden made with hatcho miso
low-salt miso; sweet miso
miso mixed with mustard
miso mixed with mustard
to make a mess of it; to make a hash of it; to fail and lose face; to spread miso (e.g. on konnyaku)
magnolia leaves grilled with miso and negi
salted rice-bran paste for pickling
high-salt miso; salty miso
grinding miso; flattery; flatterer; monk
miso strainer
Kyoto-style miso; Kyoto-style sweet white bean paste (esp. used for pickling fish)
salt and miso; (arch.) everyday food
sweet paste of white beans and miso
miso ball; bean paste ball
not distinguishing between what's good and bad; (lit.) miso and shit are the same
to verbally attack (violently); to run down; to criticize severely; to criticise severely
decayed (baby) tooth
weakling; coward
freeze-dried powdered miso (usu. salty); instant miso
harsh; severe (e.g. criticism, verbal attack); jumble; mess
soybean; soybeans boiled until soft for making miso
sweet paste of white beans and miso
flavoured miso; miso mixed with meat, vegetables, fish, etc.
overly concerned with domestic affairs; having an air of domesticity
miso mixed with sugar and sake, thickened by stirring over low heat
Edo miso; type of miso produced in the Tokyo area since the Edo period (usu. low-salt and made with rice koji)
miso, fried soybeans and vegetables seasoned with sake and sugar
miso strainer
paste of miso, ground toasted sesame seeds, mirin, etc.
miso-based sauce; miso sauce
miso-based sauce; miso sauce
miso lees; miso strainings; miso dregs; child who is made light of; child who is left out of games; immature child or person
the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence; (lit.) the neighbour's salted rice bran paste (smells sweeter)
miso eaten as it is; neat miso as an accompaniment
miso lees; miso strainings; miso dregs; child who is made light of; child who is left out of games; immature child or person
harsh; severe (e.g. criticism, verbal attack); sweeping denunciation
miso-based sauce; miso sauce
miso-based sauce; miso sauce
combined miso (e.g. white and red)
paste of miso, ground toasted sesame seeds, mirin, etc.
miso mixed with mustard
salad (or fish, etc.) dressed with miso
oden made with hatcho miso
overly concerned with domestic affairs; having an air of domesticity
to lick someone's boots; to flatter
grinding miso; flattery; flatterer; monk
miso mixed with pork; pork miso
harsh; severe (e.g. criticism, verbal attack); jumble; mess
flavoured miso; miso mixed with meat, vegetables, fish, etc.
miso mixed with sugar and sake, thickened by stirring over low heat
miso mixed with sugar and sake, thickened by stirring over low heat
low-ranking monk (tasked with doing kitchen chores); monk
vegetables pickled in salted rice-bran paste
vegetables pickled in salted rice-bran paste
not distinguishing between what's good and bad; not knowing chalk from cheese; mixing good and bad together; (lit.) shit and miso are the same
annual event of miso-making; first steps of miso making, from simmering the beans to fermentation
annual event of miso-making; first steps of miso making, from simmering the beans to fermentation
miso from the Kamakura era
miso mixed with fish (often tai)
grilled miso mixed with chili peppers; person who acts tough but is actually timid
bonito miso; miso mixed with bonito
bonito miso; miso mixed with bonito
bonito miso; miso mixed with bonito
dish of white miso mixed with roasted Japanese nutmeg powder, sugar and sesame seeds, etc.
vinegared miso mixed with mustard
things that look similar but are completely different; (lit.) geta and grilled miso
powdered miso
miso mixed with minced great burdock, ginger, etc. and sweetened with sugar
miso mixed with minced great burdock, ginger, etc. and sweetened with sugar
Examples (3 in total)
This miso soup is too hot to drink.
Mother taught me how to make miso soup.
Fermented foods like miso and natto are good for your health.