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炊

炊 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. たく。火をおこし、煮るなどして食べ物を調理する。
  2. 「吹」の通字（『説文通訓定聲』掲載）。
  3. 水を沸騰させる。
  4. 湯を沸かす器。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

象形。火に向かって口を開いている人を象る。「かしぐ」を意味する漢語｛炊｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

cook, boil

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • スイJHS
Kun (native)
  • た(く)JHS
  • 〜だ(き)
Nanori (used in names)
  • い
Other languages
  • 拼音chui1
  • 拼音chui4
  • 한글chwi
  • Hán-ViệtXuy
  • Hán-ViệtXúy

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
8 strokes
Radical
火(ひ)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+708A

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰火欠

Words using this kanji

  • 炊飯器すいはんき電気やガスなどを利用して炊飯する器具。rice cooker
  • 炊事すいじ食物の煮炊きなど調理をすること。cooking, kitchen work
  • 炊き出したきだしfood distribution (esp. cooked rice)
  • 炊くたくたくを参照。to cook (grains, e.g. rice), to boil, to simmer, to stew
  • 炊き込みたきこみ(something) cooked with rice
  • 炊き込むたきこむto cook (something) with rice
  • 炊婦すいふ炊事のために雇われた女性。(female) cook, kitchen maid
  • 炊夫すいふ炊事のために雇われた男性。male cook
  • 炊飯すいはん飯（米、麦など）を炊くこと。rice cooking, boiling rice
  • 炊ぐかしぐto cook (e.g. rice), to boil
  • 炊煙すいえん炊事の。smoke from cooking, smoke from a cook stove
  • 炊事場すいじば食物を調理する場所。台所。kitchen, cookhouse, (ship's) galley
  • 炊さんすいさんcooking (rice, grains)
  • 炊けるたける「たける」を参照。to be boiled, to be cooked, to be done, to be ready
  • 炊事婦すいじぶwoman who assists in food preparation
  • 炊飯棟すいはんとうcampground cooking pavilion
  • 炊事係すいじがかりcook, chef
  • 炊きたてたきたてfreshly boiled (rice), freshly cooked, steaming, piping hot
  • 炊き出すたきだすto distribute rice (e.g. during an emergency)
  • 炊いたんたいたんnimono, food cooked by boiling or stewing

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-4-4
Four Corner
9788.2
Spahn–Hadamitzky
4d4.1
Heisig
507
Nelson
2752