# 漬 — pickle; soak

漬 means “pickle; soak”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 14 strokes. On'yomi: シ (shi). Kun'yomi: つ(ける) (tsukeru). You'll see it in words such as 漬ける (tsukeru, “to soak; to steep”).

- Meaning: pickle; soak
- On'yomi: シ (shi)
- Kun'yomi: つ(ける) (tsukeru)
- Strokes: 14
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Food & cooking 2

## How to remember 漬

Parts: 氵 water · 責 blame

## Words with 漬

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 漬ける | つける (tsukeru) | to soak; to steep |
| 漬かる | つかる (tsukaru) | to be submerged; to be soaked |

## Don't confuse it with

[責](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/blame/) · [積](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/pile-up/) · [債](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/debt/) · [績](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/achievement/)

## More in the “Food & cooking 2” set

[飢](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/starve/) · [餓](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/starvation/) · [釜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/iron-pot/) · [炊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cook-rice/) · [摂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/absorb/) · [飽](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/be-full/) · [漬](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pickle/)

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