JLPT N3 Intermediate
炊く
To cook rice or grains.
Readings
Other forms
炊きます polite form
炊いて te-form
炊いた plain past
炊ける potential/passive, "is cooked"
1 Verb (Godan, Transitive)
To cook rice
Describes the specific method of boiling grains until the water is fully absorbed.
Example
毎晩 、 ご飯 を 三合 炊きます 。
I cook three cups of rice every evening.
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2 Verb (Godan, Transitive)
To boil or simmer (Kansai dialect)
Serves as a dialectal equivalent to simmering or stewing non-grain ingredients in the Kansai region.
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