Japanese symbol for “infusing”
煎
せん
Romaji: sen
infusing (tea); infusion
In Japanese, infusing is 煎, read せん (sen).
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Meanings
- ctr, n, suf infusing (tea); infusion
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 煎餅 | せんべい senbei | (Japanese) rice cracker; senbei |
| 煎茶 | せんちゃ sencha | green tea; green leaf tea; non-powdered tea (as opposed to matcha) |
| 二番煎じ | にばんせんじ nibansenji | rehash; (boring) rerun |
| 湯煎 | ゆせん yusen | warming (something) in a vessel placed in hot water |
| 煎じ薬 | せんじぐすり senjigusuri | (medical) decoction; infusion |
| 煎じる | せんじる senjiru | to boil; to decoct; to infuse |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.