Meaning

Primary

Pickled In

Alternative

Marinated In

Word Type

suffix

Explanation

You already learned that 漬ける means "to pickle something," so if you add that to the end of a food word (and leave off the ) it means that food has been pickled in something, like 酢漬け (pickled in vinegar).

Reading

づけ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

You've already learned 漬ける (to pickle something), so just take the off and you've pickled whatever comes before 〜漬け. Easy peasy.

Context

Pattern of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 塩漬け

    pickled in salt

    しょうゆ漬け

    pickled in soy sauce

    浅漬け

    lightly pickled

    ぬか漬け

    pickled in rice bran

Context Sentences

キュウリの浅漬けならありますよ。

We have lightly pickled cucumbers available.

私の大好物は、マグロのしょうゆ漬けです。

My favorite food is tuna marinated in soy sauce.

この株、めっちゃ下がっちゃったから塩漬けにするしかないよ。

This stock has dropped so much, the only option is to hold onto it for now.

Kanji Composition