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    3. 漬ける

    漬ける

    漬つけ​る​

    to soak (in)

    N4KMT8News #14+1CoreVerb, TransitiveFood & DiningKanji Vocab18 strokes

    浸ける

    つける

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to soak (in), to steep, to dip, to dunk
    2.
    to pickle, to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)

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    きゅうりを塩しお水みずに漬つける。

    Soak cucumbers in salt water.

    KMT5Food & DiningDaily Life
    魚さかなを醤しょう油ゆに漬つけてから焼やくと美お味いしい。

    It's delicious if you marinate the fish in soy sauce before grilling it.

    KMT8Food & DiningDaily Life
    日に本ほん料りょう理りでは、漬つけ物ものが食しょく卓たくに欠けがかせない一えのない品いっぴんです。

    In Japanese cuisine, pickles are an indispensable item on the dining table.

    KMT8Food & DiningCulture & Traditions
    紅こう茶ちゃの葉はを熱ねっ湯とうに漬つけて、香かおりを引ひき出だす。

    Steep the tea leaves in hot water to bring out their aroma.

    KMT8Food & DiningDaily Life
    彼かの女じょは自じ家か製せいピクルスを作つくるため、様さま々ざまな野や菜さいを酢すに漬つけている。

    To make homemade pickles, she is pickling various vegetables in vinegar.

    KMT9Food & DiningDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    漬
    つ.ける・つ.かる・-づ.け・-づけ…(1)
    pickling・soak・moisten・steep
    Kanji
    け
    ke
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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