Kanji

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.

双曲線 そうきょくせん
グラフに双曲線を描いて、二つの焦点を確認した。

I drew a hyperbola on the graph and checked the two foci.

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.

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

sense of impatience; frustration; irritation; restlessness

焦れる

じれる

to grow impatient; to fret when something does not go as hoped

焦がれる

こがれる

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

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