Entry
じゅうじゅう
juujuu
This word represents the continuous sizzling sound of food, especially meat, cooking on a hot grill or pan.
Meaning
Quick Meaning
ジュージュー (juujuu) is an onomatopoeia that captures the appetizing sound of moisture and fat sizzling on a hot surface. It is most commonly used to describe grilling meat, frying ingredients, or food served on a sizzling hot iron plate.
- sizzling meat
- frying sounds
Sense Map
Grilling Meat
The sound of meat cooking and fat sizzling on a hot grill or pan.
お肉をジュージュー焼く。
Frying in Oil
The sound of ingredients sizzling in hot oil.
野菜がフライパンでジュージュー音を立てる。
Usage Note
How to Use
ジュージュー（と）焼く
Used with the verb 'to grill/bake' (焼く) to describe cooking something with a sizzling sound.
ジュージュー音を立てる
Means 'to make a sizzling sound' while being cooked.
ジュージューいう
A casual way to say 'it is sizzling'.
How to Use
Common Phrases
お肉をジュージュー焼く
to grill meat with a sizzling sound
ジュージュー音を立てる
to make a sizzling sound
鉄板でジュージューと
sizzling on an iron plate
ジュージューいう
to sizzle
Nuance
Context Nuance
| Common Contexts | Nuance | Usage Note |
|---|---|---|
| Yakiniku and BBQ | Positive | Highly appetizing; frequently used in food commercials to make viewers hungry. |
| Cooking in the kitchen | Neutral | Indicates high heat and that the frying or grilling is actively in progress. |
Similar Words
Comparison Table
| Similar Words | When to Use | Not the Same as | Mini Example |
|---|---|---|---|
じいじい じいじい / similar | Used for a softer sizzling sound, leaner meats, or the buzzing of cicadas. | Not as loud, vigorous, or appetizing as ジュージュー. | 油がじいじいと鳴る。 |
じりじり じりじり / similar | Used for something burning slowly or the scorching heat of the sun. | Not about juicy food; it implies a gradual, intense, or damaging heat. | 太陽がじりじりと照りつける。 |
Usage Note
Common Mistakes
Using it for boiling liquids.
Use ぐつぐつ (gutsugutsu) for boiling soups and stews, not ジュージュー.
Using it for loud, explosive oil pops.
Use ぱちぱち (pachipachi) for loud popping or crackling, whereas ジュージュー is for a continuous sizzle.
Examples
Examples
鉄板の上で肉がジュージューと音を立てている。
てっぱんのうえでにくがジュージューとおとをたてている。
The meat is sizzling on the hot iron plate.
LiteralFocuses on the direct sizzling sound of the meat.
ハンバーグをフライパンでジュージュー焼く。
ハンバーグをフライパンでジュージューやく。
I fry the hamburger steak sizzlingly in a pan.
LiteralShows the cooking process of a juicy and fatty food.
油がジュージューと鳴って、いい匂いがしてきた。
あぶらがジュージューとなって、いいにおいがしてきた。
The oil is sizzling, and a good smell has started to come.
LiteralThe sizzle is often associated with the delicious smell of food.
熱々のステーキがジュージューいいながら運ばれてきた。
あつあつのステーキがジュージューいいながらはこばれてきた。
The piping hot steak was brought out sizzling.
LiteralDescribes food being served directly on a hot plate.
鉄板焼きのジュージューという音が食欲をそそる。
てっぱんやきのジュージューというおとがしょくよくをそそる。
The sizzling sound of the teppanyaki whets the appetite.
LiteralUses the sound as the subject of the sentence to emphasize hunger.
Similar Words
じいじい
jiijii
じいじい is a sound word for the continuous sizzling of fat or meat, the chirring of cicadas, or the steady buzzing of a machine. A softer sizzling sound.
じりじり
jirijiri
Describes something progressing slowly but steadily, scorching heat, burning impatience, or a continuous sizzling/ringing sound. Slow burning or scorching heat.
Questions
Can ジュージュー be used for sounds other than food?
It is predominantly reserved for grilling or frying food. For other things burning, じりじり or ぱちぱち are much more common.
What is the difference between this and ぐつぐつ?
ジュージュー is for the sizzle of fat and oil on a flat pan or grill, while ぐつぐつ is for liquids bubbling in a pot.
Does this word sound delicious to Japanese people?
Yes, hearing or reading this word instantly evokes the smell and sight of tasty, freshly cooked hot food.
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- 1005980
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- JMdict_english
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