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あく
Kanji
灰汁
Noun
Japanese Meaning
灰汁は、もともとは木灰を水に浸出させた後に残る透明なアルカリ性の液体で、煮えたぎる食べ物の鍋の表面に集まる凝固したタンパク質と脂肪である。
Easy Japanese Meaning
きのはいからでるにがいしる。りょうりをにるとうえにたまるよごれもいう。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
灰水；碱液（以木灰浸水并过滤后得到的碱性清液） / 浮沫；浮渣（煮食物时表面聚集的蛋白质和脂肪）
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
（化學）鹼液；以木灰浸出、濾取的清澄鹼性液體 / （烹飪）浮沫；煮沸時聚於湯面之蛋白與脂肪雜質
Korean Meaning
잿물(재를 거른 알칼리성 액체) / 끓는 음식 표면에 뜨는 거품·찌꺼기
Indonesian
larutan alkali dari abu kayu / buih/ampas di permukaan rebusan
Vietnamese Meaning
nước tro (dung dịch kiềm thu được sau khi ngâm tro gỗ) / váng bọt (chất đạm và mỡ đông tụ nổi trên mặt nồi khi đun)
Tagalog Meaning
lihiya (alkalinong likido mula sa abo) / bula o dumi na namumuo sa ibabaw ng kumukulong lutuin
Sense（1）
components contained in vegetables that impart an acrid, astringent, or harsh flavor
Sense（2）
scum, the coagulated proteins and fats that gather on the surface of a pot of boiling food
Sense（3）
lye, originally the clear alkaline liquid left after leaching wood ash in water
Sense（4）
アク: (by extension from the flavor
sense) harshness as a characteristic of one's personality
（ romanization ）
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lye, originally the clear alkaline liquid left after leaching wood ash in water / scum, the coagulated proteins and fats that gather on the surface of a pot of boiling food
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あく
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I make soap using lye.
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あくを使って石鹸を作ります。
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