醤油

しょうゆ

soy sauce

What does 醤油 mean?

醤油 is a Japanese noun meaning soy sauce in English. It is written as 醤油 in kanji, しょうゆ in hiragana, and shouyu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N5 vocabulary.

Example sentence

同社は醤油その他の食品を生産する。

The company produces soy sauce and other food products.