Kanji
N1 12 strokes Grade 8 freq #1565

boil, cook

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

fire hi

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
broth
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
preserved food boiled in sweetened soy sauce

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

to boil; to simmer
to be boiled down
stew; hodgepodge
to cook inside
to boil well; to stew
half-cooked; vague
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.)
to boil; to simmer
to be boiled; to be cooked

Example sentences

I'll boil you the beans.

Put the lid on and start at high flame, when it boils set to medium flame and boil for about seven minutes.

The long discussion reached a realistic conclusion.

He is pussyfooting around on our marriage.