Noun
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; strainer; sieve
Usually written using kana alone
something full of holes
zaru soba
Food, cookingAbbreviationUsually written using kana alonesee ざる蕎麦
strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
ColloquialUsually written using kana alone
17 results for ざる
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ざる
Auxiliarynot; un-
ざるを得ないざるをえない
CommonExpressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Auxiliary adjective, I-adjective (keiyoushi)have to; have no choice but to; cannot help (doing); be compelled to; be obliged to; be forced to
ざる得ないざるえない
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)have to; have no choice but to; cannot help (doing); be compelled to; be obliged to; be forced to
ざる終えないざるおえない
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)have to; have no choice but to; cannot help (doing); be compelled to; be obliged to; be forced to
笊貝ざるがい
NounBurchard's cockle (Vasticardium burchardi)
ザル法ざるほう
Nounlaw full of loopholes; toothless law
ざる耳ざるみみ
Nounmemory like a sieve; going in one ear and out the other
ざる碁ざるご
Noungame of go played by poor players
ざる蕎麦ざるそば
Nounzaru soba (soba served on a bamboo draining basket with dipping sauce)
ざるを得ぬざるをえぬ
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Auxiliaryhave to; have no choice but to; cannot help (doing); be compelled to; be obliged to; be forced to
ざるうどん
Nounchilled udon noodles served with a separate dipping sauce
ざるべからず
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Auxiliarymust (do, be)
ざるを得ませんざるをえません
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Auxiliaryhave to; have no choice but to; cannot help (doing); be compelled to; be obliged to; be forced to
専科せんか
Nounspecialized course; specialised course · something that is specialized for a certain field or application (e.g. a sauce specially made for zaru soba)
ザルガイ科ザルガイか
NounCardiidae (family of bivalve molluscs comprising the cockles)
ザルコマイシン
Nounsarcomycin