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Kanji Detail for 煮 - "to boil, to cook"

煮

  • Meaning

    煮 means "to boil, to cook."

    1. Boil - To cook in hot water.

    2. Simmer - To cook gently in liquid.

    3. Stew - To cook slowly in liquid.

  • Words using 煮

    • 煮物 にもの Listen nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
    • 煮込む にこむ Listen to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time)
    • 雑煮 ぞうに Listen soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
    • 煮詰める につめる Listen to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion
    • 煮える にえる Listen to be boiled; to be cooked

  • Tattoo check: 煮

    • Verified meaning: to boil, to cook
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names

    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.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    boil; cook

  • Onyomi

    tip

    sha(シャ) シャ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    ni.ru(に-る) に-る

    ni.yasu(に-やす) に-やす

    nieru(に-える) に-える

  • Strokes

    tip

    13 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    火 灬 (hi・hihen・rekka・renga)

  • Related Keywords

    to boil to cook simmer blanch braise brew bubble heat liquid poach scald seethe steam stew water warmth

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