# 汁 — soup; juice

汁 means “soup; juice”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 5 strokes. On'yomi: ジュウ (juu). Kun'yomi: しる (shiru), つゆ (tsuyu). You'll see it in words such as 汁 (shiru, “juice; sap”).

- Meaning: soup; juice
- On'yomi: ジュウ (juu)
- Kun'yomi: しる (shiru), つゆ (tsuyu)
- Strokes: 5
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Food & cooking 3

## How to remember 汁

Sounds like 十: both read ジュウ.

Parts: 氵 water · 十 ten; cross

## Words with 汁

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 汁 | しる (shiru) | juice; sap |

## More in the “Food & cooking 3” set

[醸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/brew/) · [汁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/soup/) · [酵](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ferment/) · [酢](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/vinegar/) · [酪](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dairy/) · [膳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/meal-tray/) · [串](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/skewer/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/soup/. Last updated 2026-11-01.