What does ~漬け mean?
~漬け is a Japanese suffix meaning “pickled in ~ (suffix)” in English. It is written as ~漬け in kanji, ~づけ in hiragana, and ~zuke in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.
NoteSuffix for food pickled or soaked in something (醤油漬け = pickled in soy sauce).
Example sentences
祖母は毎年白菜の塩漬けを作る。
Every year my grandmother makes salt-pickled Chinese cabbage.
マグロの醤油漬けをご飯にのせて食べた。
I had tuna marinated in soy sauce on rice.