Kanji

焦

焦

char, hurry, impatient, irritate, burn, scorch, singe

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

火部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ショウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

こげる, こがす, こがれる, あせる

Common Readings

ショウ, あせ…る, こ…がす, こ…がれる, こ…げる

Example sentences

焦る あせる
テスト の 時間 が 足りなくて 焦ってしまった 。

I panicked because I didn't have enough time for the test.

たっぷり たっぷり
時間 は たっぷり ある から 、 焦らなくて いい よ 。

There's plenty of time, so you don't need to rush.

焦り あせり
試験 の 時間 が 残り少なく なって 、 焦り を 感じ 始めた 。

As the exam time was running out, I started to feel impatient.

どうにもならない どうにもならない
自分 で は どうにもならない 状況 に 、 焦り を 感じた 。

I felt impatient in a situation where I could do nothing on my own.

焦げる こげる
焼き魚 が 真っ黒 に 焦げてしまった 。

The grilled fish was burnt black.

焦点 しょうてん
議論 の 焦点 は 予算 の 問題 に 移った 。

The focus of the discussion shifted to the budget issue.

焦燥 しょうそう
彼 は 焦燥 の 色 を 隠せなかった 。

He could not hide his look of impatience.

焦がす こがす
うっかり パン を 真っ黒 に 焦がした 。

I accidentally burned the toast black.

焦らす じらす
彼 は 答え を 教えずに 、 わざと 私 を 焦らした 。

He teased me by not telling me the answer on purpose.

焦がれる こがれる
彼 は 故郷 に 焦がれている 。

He yearns for his hometown.

Example Vocabulary

焦る

あせる

to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to panic

焦り

あせり

impatience; irritation; feeling rushed

焦げる

こげる

to burn; to be scorched; to char

焦点

しょうてん

focus; central point; focal point

焦燥

しょうそう

impatience; fretfulness; frustration; irritation

焦がす

こがす

to burn; to scorch; to char

焦らす

じらす

to tease; to keep in suspense; to tantalize; to irritate

焦燥感

しょうそうかん

焦れる

じれる

焦がれる

こがれる

to yearn for; to long for; to be deeply in love with

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