No. 2,383 in Japanese
ジュー
The Japanese word "ジュー" is onomatopoeia for a sizzling or frying sound.
In a sentence
ジューは家の前で待っています。
Juu is waiting in front of the house.
Here, "ジュー" is used as a name or a nickname of a person.
彼女が作ったジューはとても美味しいです。
The juice she made is very delicious.
In this example, "ジュー" refers to "juice", a shortened foreign-derived word.
熱い鉄板の上でジューという音が聞こえます。
You can hear the sizzling sound 'jū' on the hot iron plate.
Here, "ジュー" represents an onomatopoeic expression of sizzling sound.
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