Japanese symbol for “stew”
煮込み
にこみ
Romaji: nikomi
stew; hodgepodge
In Japanese, stew is 煮込み, read にこみ (nikomi).
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Meanings
- n stew; hodgepodge
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “stew”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鍋 | なべ nabe | stew; hot pot |
| 煮る | にる niru | to boil; to simmer; to stew |
| シチュー | シチュー shichuu | stew (esp. Japanese cream stew) |
| 煮込む | にこむ nikomu | to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time) |
| 鍋物 | なべもの nabemono | stew; food cooked in a pot |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 煮る | にる niru | to boil; to simmer; to stew |
| 煮物 | にもの nimono | nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing |
| 煮込む | にこむ nikomu | to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time) |
| 雑煮 | ぞうに zouni | soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish) |
| 煮詰める | につめる nitsumeru | to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.) |
| 見込み | みこみ mikomi | hope; promise; possibility |
| 申し込み | もうしこみ moushikomi | application; entry; request |
| 持ち込む | もちこむ mochikomu | to bring in; to take in; to carry in |
See also: Chinese symbol for “stew”.
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.