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粥 (kayu)

(rice) gruel

  • JLPT N1

Meaning

粥 (かゆ, kayu) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “(rice) gruel”.

Example sentences 4

粉粥こながゆとも書かく。

It is also written as "粉粥".

朝鮮半島の小豆粥パッチュクは冬至に食べる。

The patjuk azuki bean porridge of the Korean Peninsula is eaten during the winter solstice.

小豆粥(あずきがゆ)とは、小豆を炊き込んだ粥。

Azuki-gayu is rice porridge cooked with azuki beans.

易しく作れるがおねば(粘り気のある汁)が出易く、炊き粥にくらべると味が落ちる。

It is easy to make but it tends to produce more oneba (sticky paste), and it is not as flavorful compared to takigayu (cooked thin rice porridge).

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