醤

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soy sauce

On-Yomi: ショウ

Koohii stories:

1) [mantixen] 29-7-2009(70): The leader's whiskey bottle is filled with soy sauce since he doesn't drink alcohol but likes to pretend he's one of the boys by making a strained face when he takes a swig.

2) [theasianpleaser] 12-1-2009(9): The leaders of Japan use to trade soy sauce for whiskey when foreigners first entered Japan.

3) [koohiikun] 10-11-2010(6): Soy sauce is the sales leader in Japan but the whiskey bottle is not far below!

4) [usis35] 17-2-2012(3): This soy sauce is LEADER in sales. What no one knows is that it contains a little bit of WHISKEY.

5) [kapalama] 6-11-2010(3): 醤油 =醬油 soy sauce (#2746 醤) ショウ( 将 ) … Parts: 将 , 酉 (cf: 将軍 leader (#731 将), … Story: The Shogun/Leader had conquered OVER his Whiskey addiction, but had to still pretend, so he had bottles filled with Soy Sauce to keep appearances.

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