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verb[T], ichidan verb
to soak or steep something in a liquid; to immerse something for a period of time
tsukeru
Pronunciation
Etymology
Written with 漬, a character combining the water radical with a phonetic element, associated with soaking or pickling.
Examples
野菜を塩水に漬ける。
yasai o shiomizu ni tsukeru.
Soak the vegetables in salt water.
布を染料に一晩漬けた。
nuno o senryō ni hitoban tsuketa.
I soaked the cloth in dye overnight.
Character Breakdown
漬
tsu
soak; pickle; steep
け
ke
phonetic kana forming part of the verb ending
る
ru
phonetic kana marking the dictionary form of an ichidan verb
Collocations
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