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味噌

味噌

Chinese

		taste	sound of bells, etc; to scold; whoosh!
simp. and trad. (味噌)		味	噌

Noun

味噌

miso (fermenting soybean paste)

Derived terms

味噌湯／味噌汤

Japanese

Kanji in this term
味	噌
み Grade: 3	そ Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Etymology

Ateji; native Japanese term.

Noun

味噌 ‎(hiragana みそ, romaji miso)

miso (fermenting soybean paste)

Derived terms

味噌汁 (みそじる) ‎(misojiru, “miso soup”)
赤味噌 (あかみそ) ‎(akamiso)
白味噌 (しろみそ) ‎(shiromiso)
脳味噌 (のうみそ) ‎(nōmiso, “brains”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wèicēng, wèizēng

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˋ ㄘㄥ, ㄨㄟˋ ㄗㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁶ zang¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: wèicēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄘㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weytseng
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯eɪ̯⁵¹ t͡sʰɤŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: wèizēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄗㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weytzeng
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯eɪ̯⁵¹ t͡sɤŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mei⁶ zang¹
  - Yale: meih jāng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁶ dzang¹
  - IPA ^(key): /mei̯²² t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/