磨ぎ汁

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
磨 汁
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Grade: S 		しる > じる
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 磨ぎ (togi, “polishing, washing (rice)”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 磨ぐ (togu, “to polish, to wash (rice)”)) +‎ 汁 (shiru, “broth, juice, liquid”).

Pronunciation

Noun

磨(と)ぎ汁(じる) • (togijiru) 

  1. water, usually cloudy, that has been used to wash rice
    Synonyms: 研ぎ水 (togimizu), 磨ぎ水 (togimizu), 白水 (shiromizu, literally “white water”)

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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