Translation guide
A sauce served alongside food for dipping, common in Japanese cuisine. The most natural Japanese equivalent depends on the type of sauce and context.
A sauce for dipping, often soy-sauce based, served with various dishes.
A general term for dipping sauce, used for sauces served with tempura, shabu-shabu, etc.
このつけだれが美味しいですね。
This dipping sauce is delicious.
A broad term for sauce, often used for dipping or basting. Can refer to soy-based sauces like teriyaki or yakiniku sauce.
焼き肉のたれを買ってきて。
Buy some yakiniku dipping sauce.
A loanword from English, used for Western-style dips like mayonnaise or ketchup-based sauces. Not common for traditional Japanese sauces.
野菜スティック用のディップソースを作った。
I made a dipping sauce for vegetable sticks.
A dipping sauce primarily made from soy sauce, often with dashi, mirin, or citrus.
Specifically refers to a soy-sauce based dipping broth, commonly used for soba, udon, or tempura. Often a mixture of dashi, soy sauce, and mirin.
そばつゆが少し濃いですね。
The soba dipping sauce is a bit strong.
A soy-sauce based dipping sauce, often with added sugar, sake, or other seasonings. Used for dishes like gyoza or karaage.
餃子にはしょうゆだれが合います。
Soy-based dipping sauce goes well with gyoza.
A tangy dipping sauce made with soy sauce and citrus juice, often used for shabu-shabu, grilled fish, or sashimi.
A citrus-based soy sauce, very common as a dipping sauce for hot pot dishes, grilled meats, and sashimi.
しゃぶしゃぶはポン酢で食べます。
We eat shabu-shabu with ponzu dipping sauce.
A creamy, nutty sauce made from ground sesame seeds, often used for shabu-shabu or salads.
A sesame-based dipping sauce, thick and rich, commonly served with shabu-shabu or used as a dressing.
ごまだれで食べるとまろやかになります。
It becomes mellow when eaten with sesame dipping sauce.
A light, savory broth specifically for dipping tempura.
The standard dipping sauce for tempura, made from dashi, soy sauce, and mirin. Often served with grated daikon radish.
天つゆに大根おろしを入れてください。
Please add grated daikon to the tempura dipping sauce.
A concentrated sauce for dipping cold noodles like soba, udon, or somen.
A concentrated noodle dipping sauce base, usually diluted with water. Used for cold soba, udon, and somen. Also used as a seasoning in cooking.
めんつゆを水で割ってつけ汁にします。
Dilute the mentsuyu with water to make the dipping sauce.
つけだれ is a general term for dipping sauce. たれ is a broader term for any thick, seasoned sauce, often used for basting or dipping. つゆ specifically refers to a thin, broth-like dipping sauce, usually soy-based with dashi.
Directly translating 'dipping sauce' as ディッピングソース is not natural for most Japanese contexts. Use the specific Japanese term for the type of sauce.