炊

cook

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Readings

On readingスイ

Kun readingた.く、-だ.き

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Verbs with «炊»

Meanings

cookRtK
私は自炊に慣れている。I'm used to cooking for myself.tatoeba
この為旧家などは炊事場が土間となっている事が多い。Therefore, the kitchens of many old established family houses are located at the doma.wiki
boil

to cook (grains, e.g. rice)
to boil
to simmer
to stew
to seethe

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

Radical火fire 灬variant

Components

How it's built

炊

Mnemonic (RtK)

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fire (火) · lack · yawn

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 507

Compound words

炊事すいじ

cooking; kitchen work

炊くたく

to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe

炊飯器すいはんき

rice cooker

雑炊ぞうすい

rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce

自炊じすい

cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; making food oneself; self-catering

炊き出したきだし

food distribution (esp. cooked rice)

水炊みずたき

food (esp. chicken and vegetables) boiled in plain water (or sometimes dashi, etc.) and served with dipping sauce (esp. ponzu)

炊爨すいさん

cooking (rice, grains)

烹炊ほうすい

cooking by boiling

水炊きみずたき

food (esp. chicken and vegetables) boiled in plain water (or sometimes dashi, etc.) and served with dipping sauce (esp. ponzu)

fleeting nature of riches and honour (honor)

炊き込みたきこみ

(something) cooked with rice

炊き込むたきこむ

to cook (something) with rice

Additional Examples

私は自炊に慣れている。

I'm used to cooking for myself.tatoeba

これがお米の炊き方です。

This is how we cook rice.tatoeba

この為旧家などは炊事場が土間となっている事が多い。

Therefore, the kitchens of many old established family houses are located at the doma.wiki

是日(7月1日)伍長代理猪俣勝三、坪屋村の炊事所に在り。

On this day (July 1), Deputy Corporal Shozo INOMATA was at a kitchen in Tsuboya Village.wiki

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