juice

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 汁 has 5 strokes and denotes broth or juice.
• Basic usage: 汁 is read しる, while 果汁 is read かじゅう.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Broth and fruit juice
  • 煮物の汁 means the liquid in a simmered dish. 汁 can refer to liquid in food or released from an ingredient.
  • 搾った桃の果汁 means squeezed peach juice. 果汁 specifically refers to juice from fruit.
• A reading with a long vowel
  • 果汁 ends in じゅう. This differs from the standalone reading しる of 汁.