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boil, cookシャ、にる、-に、にえる · N1

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煮

JLPT N112 strokesFrequency #1565Secondary schoolRadical: 者

シャ

にる、-に、にえる、にやす

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Watch the character build in the standard Japanese stroke sequence.

煮 is built from the 者 and 灬 (fire (bottom)) components.

A common word using 煮 is 煮る (にる), meaning “to boil, to cook”.

Kanji that look similar include 暑, 署, 著, and 都.

Dictionary words outside the current JLPT lists.

煮つめるにつめるcommonto boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.)
煮やすにやすto cook inside
佃煮つくだにpreserved food boiled in sweetened soy sauce
つくだ煮つくだにpreserved food boiled in sweetened soy sauce
煮にsimmered with; cooked with
飴煮あめにfood boiled in sugared broth
兜煮かぶとにsimmered fish head (oft. sea bream)
釘煮くぎにkugini; sand lance simmered in soy, mirin, etc.
煮〆にしめdish of vegetables, konnyaku, etc. simmered in soy sauce and water until the liquid is almost gone
煮麺にゅうめんsoup of sōmen noodles and various ingredients in a soy sauce broth
あめ煮あめにfood boiled in sugared broth
あら煮あらにdish consisting of bony fish parts boiled in soy sauce
アラ煮あらにdish consisting of bony fish parts boiled in soy sauce
炒り煮いりにsimmering after frying
煎り煮いりにsimmering after frying
いり煮いりにsimmering after frying

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