มิริน

mí-rin

Meaning

1NounB1

mirin (sweet rice wine for cooking)

A sweet Japanese rice wine used for cooking, made from fermented rice; adds mild sweetness, aroma, and sheen to dishes.

Examples

3 more examples

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

mí

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

มิmíมิmínot (formal/literary negative)not (formal/literary negative)Part 1
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มิรินmí-rinมิรินmí-rinmirin (sweet rice wine for cooking)mirin (sweet rice wine for cooking)Word