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

Information

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

Vocabulary

セン

WordReadingMeaning
せんちゃgreen tea; green leaf tea; non-powdered tea (as opposed to matcha); medium-grade green tea
せんざいdecoction
せんやく(medical) decoction; infusion
こうせんflour made from parched barley; powdered roast grain mixed with herbs, spices, dried citrus peel, etc. (added to hot water to make a drink)
せんちゃどう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
せんべい(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei
いるto roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
いりこdried sea slug
せんinfusing (tea); infusion
せんじるto boil; to decoct; to infuse