# 醤油
## Japanese
### Etymology 1

Kanji in this term :
| 醤 | 油 |
| しょう Hyōgai | ゆ Grade: 3 |
| kan'on | goon |
* Alternative spelling
* 醬油 (kyūjitai)
/ɕauju/ → /ɕɔːju/ → /ɕoːju/
First attested in the mid-Muromachi period.
Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 醬油 / 酱油 (literally “thick paste + oil”).

#### Alternative forms

* お醤油(しょうゆ) (o-shōyu)

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) しょーゆ [shòóyú] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [ɕo̞ːjɯ̟]

#### Noun

醤(しょう)油(ゆ) • (shōyu)
* soy sauce
    Synonyms: 下地 (shitaji), 紫 (murasaki)

##### Derived terms

* 醤油(しょうゆ)粕(かす) (shōyu kasu)
* 醤油(しょうゆ)差(さ)し (shōyusashi)
* 醤油(しょうゆ)樽(だる) (shōyudaru)
* 醤油(しょうゆ)の実(み) (shōyu no mi)
* 醤油(しょうゆ)の諸(もろ)味(み) (shōyu no moromi)
* 醤油(しょうゆ)屋(や) (shōyu-ya)
* 醤油(しょうゆ)焼(や)き (shōyu-yaki)
* 醤油(しょうゆ)ラーメン (shōyu rāmen)
* アミノ酸(さん)醤油(しょうゆ) (aminosan shōyu)
* 合(あ)わせ醤油(じょうゆ) (awase-jōyu)
* 玉筋魚(いかなご)醤油(じょうゆ), 鮊子(いかなご)醤油(しょうゆ) (ikanago shōyu)
* 魚(うお)醤油(じょうゆ) (uo-jōyu)
* 薄口(うすくち)醤油(しょうゆ) (usukuchi shōyu)
* 梅(うめ)醤油(しょうゆ) (ume shōyu)
* 牡蠣(かき)醤油(じょうゆ) (kaki-jōyu)
* 掛(か)け醤油(じょうゆ) (kakejōyu)
* 芥子(からし)醤油(じょうゆ) (karashi-jōyu)
* 甘露(かんろ)醤油(しょうゆ) (kanro shōyu)
* 生醤油(きじょうゆ) (kijōyu)
* 葛(くず)醤油(じょうゆ) (kuzujōyu)
* 減塩(げんえん)醤油(しょうゆ) (gen'en shōyu)
* 濃(こ)い口(くち)醤油(しょうゆ) (koikuchi shōyu)
* 再(さい)仕込(しこ)み醤油(しょうゆ) (saishikomi shōyu)
* 砂糖(さとう)醤油(じょうゆ) (satō-jōyu)
* 山椒(さんしょう)醤油(じょうゆ) (sanshō-jōyu)
* 白(しろ)醤油(しょうゆ) (shiro-shōyu)
* 酢醤油(すじょうゆ) (sujōyu)
* 速成(そくせい)醤油(しょうゆ) (sokusei shōyu)
* 溜(た)まり醤油(じょうゆ) (tamarijōyu)
* 銚子(ちょうし)醤油(しょうゆ) (chōshi shōyu)
* 低塩(ていえん)醤油(しょうゆ) (teien shōyu)
* 土佐(とさ)醤油(じょうゆ) (Tosa-jōyu)
* 生(なま)醤油(じょうゆ) (namajōyu)
* 野田(のだ)醤油(しょうゆ) (Noda shōyu)
* 浜(はま)醤油(じょうゆ) (hamajōyu)
* 番醤油(ばんじょうゆ) (banjōyu)
* 無塩(むえん)醤油(しょうゆ) (muen shōyu)
* 湯(ゆ)浅(あさ)醤油(しょうゆ) (Yuasa shōyu)
* 山葵(わさび)醤油(じょうゆ) (wasabi-jōyu)
* 割(わ)り醤油(じょうゆ) (warijōyu)

##### Proverbs

* 醤油(しょうゆ)で煮染(にし)めたよう (shōyu de nishimetayou, “dipped in boiling soy sauce → very dirty”)
* 金時(きんとき)の醤油(しょうゆ)煮(だ)き (Kintoki no shōyudaki)

##### Descendants

* → Dutch: soja, via Kagoshima dialect forms そい (soi) → そや (soya) (see there for further descendants)
* → Hawaiian: koiū

### Etymology 2

Kanji in this term :
| 醤 | 油 |
| しょう Hyōgai | ゆう Grade: 3 |
| kan'on ||
* Alternative spelling
* 醬油 (kyūjitai)
/ɕaujiu/ → /ɕɔːjuː/ → /ɕoːjuː/
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Shift from shōyu above?”)

#### Noun

醤(しょう)油(ゆう) • (shōyū)
* (rare) soy sauce

### Etymology 3

Kanji in this term :
| 醤 | 油 |
| そ Hyōgai | い Grade: 3 |
| irregular ||
* Alternative spelling
* 醬油 (kyūjitai)
Kanji in this term :
| 醤 | 油 |
| しょ Hyōgai | い Grade: 3 |
| irregular ||
* Alternative spelling
* 醬油 (kyūjitai)
Cognate with standard Japanese 醤(しょう)油(ゆ) (shōyu) and Okinawan 醤(そー)油(ゆー) (sōyū).

#### Pronunciation

* (Kagoshima) IPA: [soj]
* (Kagoshima) IPA: [ɕoj]

#### Noun

醤(そ)油(い) or 醤(しょ)油(い) • (soi or shoi)
* (Kagoshima) soy sauce

##### Descendants

* → Dutch: soja, via topicalized form そや (soya) (see there for further descendants)

### See also

* 大(だい)豆(ず) (daizu, “soybean”)
* 醤(ひしお) (hishio)

### References

* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* ↑ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
* 1 2 3 “そい・しょい【醤油・醬油】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.

## Okinawan

Kanji in this term :
| 醤 | 油 |
| そー Hyōgai | ゆー Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi ||
* Alternative spelling
* 醬油 (kyūjitai)

### Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese 醤油 (shōyu, “soy sauce”).

### Pronunciation

* (Shuri-Naha) そーゆー [sòóyúú] (Heiban - [0])
* IPA: [soːjuː]

### Noun

醤(そー)油(ゆー) (sōyū)
* soy sauce

### References

* ↑ “ソーユー” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary (archived; reopens 2024).

## Tokunoshima

Kanji in this term :
| 醤 | 油 |
| Hyōgai | Grade: 3 |
* Alternative spelling
* 醬油 (kyūjitai)

### Etymology

Cognate with Japanese 醤油 (shōyu, “soy sauce”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɕoi]

### Noun

醤油(しょい) (shoi)
* (Asama) soy sauce

### References

* “しょい【醤油・醬油】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.