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Kanji Detail for 煎 - "to roast, to boil down"

煎

  • Meaning

    煎 means "to roast, to boil down." Also associated with to refine.

    1. To roast - To parch; to dry-roast.

    2. To boil down - To simmer; to decoct; to extract by boiling.

    3. To refine - To smelt; to melt and process.

  • Words using 煎

    • 煎餅 せんべい Listen (Japanese) rice cracker; senbei

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    • Verified meaning: to roast, to boil down
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read せん)
    • Also carries these associations: to refine

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 煎

    Given names 煎(せん)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    broil; parch; roast; boil

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    fry in fat or oil; boil in water

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to pan fry; to sauté

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to fry in fat or oil; to boil in water

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A cooking method name. When something has liquid and is boiled until dry, it is called 煎. | Fruits preserved in honey are called 蜜煎. Seen in (Mengliang Lu). Now written as 餞.

  • Onyomi

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    sen(セン) セン

  • Kunyomi

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    i.ru(い-る) い-る

    ni.ru(に-る) に-る

    sen.jiru(せん-じる) せん-じる

  • Strokes

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    13 strokes

  • Radical

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    火 灬 (hi・hihen・rekka・renga)

  • Related Keywords

    to roast to boil down to refine fry infuse melt simmer brew decoct condense extract grill heat parch scorch sear steep toast

Sentences including 煎

  • Let the tea draw for ten minutes.

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