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酢

Vinegar
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingサク
Kun readingす
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 8Level 35

Meanings

  1. vinegarRtK
    酢はすっぱい味がする。Vinegar has a sharp taste.tatoeba
    酢みそで食べる。Eaten with vinegared miso.wiki
  2. acid
  3. sour
  4. tart

Homonyms

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Same reading (す)
巣 · nest素 · one's nature

Radicals and components

Radical酉wine
Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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whiskey bottle · saw

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1542

Compound words

甘酢あまず
sweet vinegar
酢酸さくさん
acetic acid
お酢おす
vinegar
酢の物すのもの
vinegared dish; pickled dish
黒酢くろず
black vinegar
酢橘すだち
sudachi (species of Japanese citrus, Citrus sudachi)
酢蛸すだこ
pickled octopus
酢漬すづけ
pickling in vinegar
酢桃すもも
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina)
酢豚すぶた
sweet-and-sour pork
酢飯すめし
sushi rice (vinegared rice)
梅酢うめず
plum vinegar
米酢こめず
rice vinegar
橙酢だいだいず
bitter orange juice (used as a food acid)
酢づけすづけ
pickling in vinegar
酢漬けすづけ
pickling in vinegar
酢漿草かたばみ
creeping woodsorrel (Oxalis corniculata)
酢韲えすあえ
dressing (vegetables, fish, etc.) with vinegar
生姜酢しょうがず
vinegar mixed with ginger juice and soy sauce, etc.
生薑酢しょうがず
vinegar mixed with ginger juice and soy sauce, etc.
氷酢酸ひょうさくさん
glacial acetic acid
酢のものすのもの
vinegared dish
ポン酢醤油ポンずしょうゆ
ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)

Additional Examples

レンコンの酢の物。
Subasu is a term used in reference to vinegared lotus roots.wiki

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Vinegar. 酉 (wine jar) + 乍 — wine fermented into vinegar.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 酢

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