煮つけ

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.

母が作った煮つけを食べたい。

I want to eat the simmered dish my mother made.