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boil

Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingシャ

Kun readingに.る、-に、に.える、に.やす

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

boilRtK
彼は結婚に対して煮えきらない態度を取るの。He is pussyfooting around on our marriage.tatoeba
彼の煮え切らない態度にいらいらした。I was vexed at his irresolute attitude.tatoeba
cook

to boil
to simmer
to stew
to seethe

Radicals and components

Radical火fire 灬variant

Components

How it's built

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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someone · puppet · sooty · old man · sun (日) · day (日) · oven-fire (灬) · barbecue (灬)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1346

Compound words

煮干しにぼし

Small dried sardines, used whole to make soup stock.

雑煮ぞうに

soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)

煮るにる

to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe

煮物にもの

nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing

煮えるにえる

to be boiled; to be cooked

煮やすにやす

to cook inside

煮込むにこむ

to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together

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

飴煮あめに

food boiled in sugared broth

塩煮しおに

boiling in salted water (e.g. fish)

煮〆にしめ

dish of vegetables, konnyaku, etc. simmered in soy sauce and water until the liquid is almost gone

煮肴にざかな

fish simmered with soy sauce (and sugar)

煮沸しゃふつ

boiling up

佃煮つくだに

preserved food boiled in sweetened soy sauce

お雑煮おぞうに

soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)

御雑煮おぞうに

soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)

Additional Examples

長い議論は現実的な結論に煮詰まった。

The long discussion reached a realistic conclusion.tatoeba

煮え湯を飲まされる。

He pushed it down my throat.tatoeba

Stroke Order

12 strokes

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