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What does おかず (okazu) mean?

おかず means side dish (served with rice).

Quick facts
Readingおかず
Romajiokazu
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
おかず
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonokazu

side dish (served with rice)

  1. 1noun small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish
  2. 2noun fill; fill-in (drumming)
  3. 3noun jack-off material; something to masturbate to

Example sentences

  • Tonight's side dish is fish and vegetables.

  • There's rice, but not enough side dishes.

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Data sources and licences

Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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