Suimono is a kind of soup of Japanese cuisine consisting of suiji (soup stock flavored with soy sauce and salt), wandane (a main, solid ingredient), tsuma (a garnish lending a touch of color), suikuchi (a fragrant garnish) and so forth.
吸い物（すいもの）は日本料理のスープの一種で、出汁に醤油や塩を加えて作った汁（吸い地）に椀種、つま、吸い口などを浮かべたもの。