煮

boil, cook

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

シャ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

-にに.えるに.やすに.る

Stroke Order

12 / 12

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:12

JLPT:N1

Frequency:1565

Vocabulary

シャ

Word	Reading	Meaning
煮沸	シャフツ	boiling up
煮沸消毒	シャフツショウドク	sterilization by boiling; sterilisation by boiling
煮沸器	シャフツキ	scalder
煮熟	シャジュク	boiling down; reducing

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
雑煮	ぞうに	soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
煮える	にえる	to be boiled; to be cooked
煮詰める	につめる	to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
煮る	にる	to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
煮込む	にこむ	to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together

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