炙
roast, broil, toast, cauterize
Readings
On'yomi
- シャ
- セキ
Kun'yomi
- あぶ.る
Meaning
炙 centers on applying direct heat to something, typically from above or below, to cook or treat it: roasting, broiling, toasting, or cauterizing.
Most common words using 炙
- 炙るあぶるN2
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry
- 人口に膾炙するじんこうにかいしゃする
to become well-known; to become common knowledge; to become famous; to be on everyone's lips
- 炙り子あぶりこ
basket made of bamboo or wire mesh (for drying clothes, cooking rice cakes, etc.)
- 炙り料理あぶりりょうり
cooking meat, fish, etc. over flames
- 膾炙かいしゃ
becoming well-known; becoming common knowledge
- 親炙しんしゃ
being influenced by (someone) after developing a close association
Study
Etymology
炙 combines 肉 (meat, simplified to 夕 in the modern form) above 火 (fire), depicting meat being roasted over a fire.
Meaning mnemonic
Picture a slice of meat (the top part, like 夕 with a dot) placed over a fire (火) to roast it until it sizzles.
Reading mnemonic
For シャ, imagine roasting meat over a fire while sitting in the shade (シャ) of a tree: shade -> シャ, and the fire roasts the meat.