焙
fire, roast
Readings
On'yomi
- ホウ
- ハイ
Kun'yomi
- ほう.じる
- あぶ.る
Meaning
焙 centers on applying dry heat to food: roasting or firing, typically to develop flavor or make something edible.
Most common words using 焙
- 中焙りちゅうあぶり
medium roast (coffee)
- 深焙りふかあぶり
dark roast (coffee)
- 焙じるほうじる
to roast (i.e. tea leaves)
- 焙ずるほうずる
to roast (i.e. tea leaves)
- 焙炉ほいろ
drier; toaster
- 焙烙ほうろく
earthenware baking pan; parching pan
- 焙烙頭巾ほうろくずきん
bouffant cloth cap (traditionally worn by elders and monks)
- 焙焼ばいしょう
roasting (in metallurgy, etc.); calcination; torrefaction
- 焙煎ばいせん
roasting (e.g. of coffee)
- 焙煎豆ばいせんまめ
roasted (coffee) bean
- 自家焙煎じかばいせん
in-house roasting (of coffee beans); shop roasting; home roasting
Study
Etymology
焙 combines 火 (fire) with 咅, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to heating or drying. The exact historical role of 咅 is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side is fire 火, and the right side 咅 looks like a mouth 口 over a stand 立. Picture roasting something over a fire on a stand, with the mouth ready to taste.
Reading mnemonic
For ホウ, imagine roasting food over a fire and calling out 'Ho!' when it's done: Ho -> ホウ, the sound of satisfaction as you fire-roast your meal.