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broil
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingセン
Kun readingせん.じる、い.る、に.る
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. broil
    この御茶は１０分間煎じてください。Let the tea draw for ten minutes.tatoeba
    このお茶は、１０分間煎じなさい。Let the tea draw for ten minutes.tatoeba
  2. parch
  3. roastRtK
  4. boil
  1. (Japanese) rice cracker
  2. senbei

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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in front · horns · butcher · moon (月) · month (月) · flesh (月) · part of the body (月) · sword (刀) · sabre (刀) · saber (刀) · oven-fire (灬) · barbecue (灬)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 310

Compound words

煎餅せんべい
(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei
煎鍋いりなべ
roasting pan
煎餠せんべい
(Japanese) rice cracker
焙煎ばいせん
roasting (e.g. of coffee)
煎じるせんじる
to boil
煎じ薬せんじぐすり
(medical) decoction
煎り鍋いりなべ
roasting pan
煎海鼠いりこ
dried sea slug
煎豆腐いりどうふ
boiled and seasoned tofu
煎じ出すせんじだす
to extract by boiling
煎りつくいりつく
to be scorched
煎り豆腐いりどうふ
boiled and seasoned tofu
煎じつめるせんじつめる
to boil down
煎じ詰めるせんじつめる
to boil down
煎りつけるいりつける
to parch
煎り付けるいりつける
to parch
煎じ詰めるとせんじつめると
after all

Additional Examples

あらやだ、このお煎餅もう湿気ってる。
Yecch. This rice cracker is soggy.tatoeba

Stroke Order

13 strokes

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