Kanji

cook, boil

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

火部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

スイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

たく, -だき

Nanori (Name Reading)

い, かし, かしぎ, とぎ, とぐ

Common Readings

スイ, た…く

Example sentences

炊く たく
毎朝、ご飯を炊きます

I cook rice every morning.

ごう
お米を二合炊いた。

I cooked two cups (go) of rice.

自炊 じすい
私は毎日自炊しています。

I cook for myself every day.

食費 しょくひ
最近、自炊を始めたので、食費がかなり安くなった。

I started cooking for myself recently, so my food expenses have become quite a bit cheaper.

炊事 すいじ
毎日の炊事は大変な仕事です

Daily cooking is a difficult task.

雑炊 ぞうすい
鍋料理の締めに食べた雑炊は最高だった。

The zousui we ate to finish off the hot pot was the best.

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