Word details

炊く

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 炊く.

Dictionary

Entry

炊くGodan verbFreq #13532
1

Transitive verb

to cook (grains, e.g. rice)

Examples
ご飯の上手なたき方を知っていますか。
Do you know how to cook rice well?
2

Transitive verb; Kansai-ben

to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe

3

Internet slang; Intransitive verb

to get angry; to snap

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

cook, boil

8 strokesFrequency 1,777JLPT N1Grade 8

On

スイ

Kun

た.く-だ.き

Nanori

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