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醤 means 'soy sauce'

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Strokes : 17    Frequency: 2575   Usefulness: 7    Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 8 words   Used in 35 words   Used in 8 names   Not used as a component
Hyōgaiji (表外字)
Common readings
On
   ショウ
Additional readings
Kun    ひしお a kind of miso
Variants
醬  
Components
将 commander  酉 sake flask  
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奨 exhort  
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Most useful words
noun
soy-based sauce
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noun
soy sauce mixed with grated ginger  (food term)
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noun
soy sauce ramen; soy ramen; ramen in clear brown broth flavored with soy sauce
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noun
white soy sauce; pale soy sauce made with more flour and less soy beans than regular soy sauce  (food term)
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noun
low-salt soy sauce (containing less than 9% salt)
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醤
ショウ    soy sauce; any jam/paste-like food; type of miso   
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将
ショウ    commander; soon   
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⺤
つめ claw; fingernail   
寸
スン   inch
丬
left side   じょう    しょう    
酉
sake flask   とり sign of the bird   
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西
セイ   サイ   にし west   
一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
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