This is the 9156th most frequent Japanese word.
煮つけ
A Japanese dish where ingredients are simmered in a seasoned sauce, typically soy sauce, sugar, and mirin.
In this sentence, '煮つけ' is used as a verb, indicating the action of simmering fish with soy sauce to flavor it.
魚を醤油で煮つけました。
I simmered the fish with soy sauce.
Here, '煮つけ' serves as a noun referring to the category of dishes prepared by simmering ingredients in a flavored broth.
煮つけは日本の伝統的な料理です。
Simmered dishes are traditional Japanese cuisine.
In this example, '煮つけ' as a noun is used to refer to the specific dish made by the speaker's mother.