煎 — kanji meaning “broil”
煎
broil, parch, roast, boil
- Meanings
- broil, parch, roast, boil
- On'yomi
- セン (sen)
- Kun'yomi
- せん.じる、い.る、に.る
- Name readings
- いり
- Strokes
- 13
- School grade
- 8
- Newspaper frequency
- #2458 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 86
- Chinese reading
- jiān — Chinese character page
Words with 煎
| 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 |
| 乾煎り | からいり karairi | light roasting; light toasting; parching |
| 煎じ出す | せんじだす senjidasu | to extract by boiling; to prepare an infusion of; to decoct |
| 煎りつく | いりつく iritsuku | to be scorched; to boil down |
| 煎りたて | いりたて iritate | freshly roasted (e.g. coffee beans); freshly parched |
| 煎剤 | せんざい senzai | decoction |
| 煎り豆腐 | いりどうふ iridoufu | boiled and seasoned tofu |
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