The flavor deepens when you stew curry for several hours.
煮
boil, cook
Kanji
Grade
Grade 8
Strokes
12 strokes
Radical
火部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
シャ
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
にる, -に, にえる, にやす
Nanori (Name Reading)
に
Common Readings
シャ, に…える, に…やす, に…る
Example sentences
It's better to simmer this fish with ginger to remove the smell.
Please simmer this fish in soy sauce.
When cooking soup, it is important to carefully skim off the scum.
The simmered dish my mother made is very delicious.
In winter, I want to eat warm simmered daikon.
The soup is boiling vigorously in the pot.
Please wait until the vegetables are cooked.
My grandmother’s braised pork was so tender that it could be cut with chopsticks.
Example Vocabulary
煮込む
to stew; to simmer; to cook for a long time
煮る
to boil; to simmer; to stew
煮詰める
煮物
simmered dish; food cooked by boiling or stewing
煮えたぎる
to boil furiously; to seethe
煮える
to boil; to be cooked
業を煮やす
煮え切らない
煮込み
煮
a suffix used in names of simmered dishes
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