煎
boil, broil, parch, roast

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

セン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

い.るせん.じるに.る

Nanori (名乗り)

いり

Stroke Order

13 / 13

Information

Grade:8
Strokes:13
JLPT:N/A
Frequency:2458

Vocabulary

セン

WordReadingMeaning
煎茶センチャgreen tea; green leaf tea; non-powdered tea (as opposed to matcha); medium-grade green tea
煎剤センザイdecoction
煎薬センヤク(medical) decoction; infusion
香煎コウセンflour made from parched barley; powdered roast grain mixed with herbs, spices, dried citrus peel, etc. (added to hot water to make a drink)
煎茶道センチャドウsencha tea ceremony; Way of Sencha Tea; Chinese-influenced Japanese tea ceremony using leaf tea rather than powdered tea, assoc. with the Ōbaku school of zen

Other

WordReadingMeaning
煎餅せんべい(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei
煎るいるto roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
煎海鼠いりこdried sea slug
煎せんinfusing (tea); infusion
煎じるせんじるto boil; to decoct; to infuse