Meaning

Primary

To Be Pickled

Alternatives

To Be Well Seasoned, To Be Submerged, To Be Soaked

Word Type

intransitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

You already learned that 漬ける means "to pickle," so this means "to be pickled."

Reading

つかる
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You learned this reading already when you learned 漬ける, so you should be able to read this one too.

Context

Context Sentences

温泉に漬かってゆっくりした。

I soaked and relaxed in the onsen.

Kanji Composition