"一汁三菜" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [it͡ɕiʑɨː sã̠ɰ̃sa̠i] Forms: 一汁三菜 [canonical] (ruby: (いち), (じゅう), (さん), (さい)), ichijū sansai [romanization]
Etymology: From 一(いち) (ichi) + 汁(じゅう) (jū) one (bowl of) soup and 三(さん) (san) + 菜(さい) (sai) three side dishes. Etymology templates: {{ja-compound|一|いち|汁|じゅう}} 一(いち) (ichi) + 汁(じゅう) (jū), {{ja-compound|三|さん|菜|さい}} 三(さん) (san) + 菜(さい) (sai) Head templates: {{ja-noun|いちじゅう さんさい}} 一(いち)汁(じゅう)三(さん)菜(さい) • (ichijū sansai)
  1. (idiomatic) A traditional Japanese meal, consisting of a bowl of soup and three side dishes (rice, pickles, etc.). Tags: idiomatic Coordinate_terms: 一汁一菜 (ichijūissai) (ruby: 一汁一菜(いちじゅういっさい)) (english: A frugal traditional Japanese meal.)
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