Chazuke - Chazuke

Japanese: 茶漬 - ちゃづけ

〘 noun 〙① Pouring hot tea on rice. Also, the thing itself. Chazu. Chazuke rice. ※Haiku poem, Toseimonzokugin Nijukasen (1680), Arashiyukidokugin: "I've slept and looked exhausted. I've only been eating chazuke."② A simple meal. Also, it means a simple meal. ※Yoakemae (1932-35), Shimazaki Toson, Part 1: "I don't have anything, but I'll serve you a bowl of chazuke, so please go around to the back door."③ An abbreviation of "chazuke ya (chazuke shop)②". ※Sakehon, Shirakawa Yafune (1789), Sumi Takaman: "I bet that chazuke guy is really waiting for me."④ An abbreviation of "chazuke meshi (chazuke rice)③". [Collected Words (around 1797)]

Chazu-ru [rice with tea]

(Transitive 5th (4th)) (A verb derived from "chazuke (rice with tea)") Eat rice with tea. ※Sakehon Yushi Dialect (1770) Sara form "'This is new, give me some tea', 'What can I give you?', 'Don't be so sloppy, bring this quickly. Hey, playboy, why don't you give me a little tea?'"

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 飯に熱い茶をかけること。また、そのもの。ちゃづ。茶漬飯。※俳諧・桃青門弟独吟廿歌仙（1680）嵐雪独吟「寝ほうけてやつれ果てたよ我が姿茶づけばかりを喰ひにけらしも」② 粗末な食事。また、簡単な食事をいう。※夜明け前（1932‐35）〈島崎藤村〉第一部「何もないが茶漬を一ぱい出すで、勝手口の方へ廻ってお呉れ」③ 「ちゃづけや（茶漬屋）②」の略。※洒落本・志羅川夜船（1789）素見高慢「ほんにあの茶漬のやぢをがひまちをして居るだらうよりなはるか」④ 「ちゃづけめし（茶漬飯）③」の略。〔俚言集覧（1797頃）〕