一汁三菜

Japanese

Kanji in this term
一	汁	三	菜
いち Grade: 1	じゅう Grade: S	さん Grade: 1	さい Grade: 4
on'yomi

Etymology

From 一(いち) (ichi) + 汁(じゅう) (jū) one (bowl of) soup and 三(さん) (san) + 菜(さい) (sai) three side dishes.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) いちじゅう・さんさい [ìchíꜜjùù sàńsáí] (Nakadaka + Heiban – [2]-[0])

(Tokyo) いちじゅう・さんさい [ìchíjúú sàńsáí] (Heiban + Heiban – [0]-[0])

IPA^(key): [it͡ɕiʑɨː sã̠ɰ̃sa̠i]

Noun

一(いち)汁(じゅう)三(さん)菜(さい) • (ichijū sansai)

(idiomatic) A traditional Japanese meal, consisting of a bowl of soup and three side dishes (rice, pickles, etc.).

Coordinate terms

一汁一菜(いちじゅういっさい) (ichijūissai): A frugal traditional Japanese meal.

See also

一汁三菜 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
Japanese cuisine on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
List of Japanese soups and stews on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Kaiseki on Wikipedia.Wikipedia