ShōyuShōyu means 'soy sauce'. It is written in Chinese characters as 醤油. Shōyu is a Chinese-style compound in that it is read in the on reading.
Shōyu may also be found written in hiragana, such as this sign found outside a Chinese restaurant in Tokyo:
A Google search in September 2003 found the following distribution for shōyu:
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