茹
boil, seethe
Readings
On'yomi
- ジョ
- ニョ
Kun'yomi
- ゆ.でる
- う.でる
Meaning
茹 centers on cooking something in hot liquid: boiling or seething food, especially vegetables or other plant matter.
Most common words using 茹
- 茹でるゆでるN3
to boil (something in hot water)
- 茹だるゆだる
to boil; to seethe
- 茹で上がるゆであがるN2
to be completely boiled; to be sufficiently boiled
- 下茹でしたゆで
parboiling; preparatory boiling
- 塩茹でしおゆで
boiling with salt; boiling in salty water (e.g. vegetables)
- 生茹でなまゆで
half-boiled; insufficiently boiled; underdone
- 茹でゆで
boiling
- 茹でこぼすゆでこぼす
to boil, then discard the liquid (in order to remove astringency)
- 茹でタコゆでタコ
boiled octopus
- 茹で上げるゆであげる
to boil (something) until it is done
- 茹で時間ゆでじかん
boiling time
- 茹で海老ゆでえび
boiled red prawn, shrimp, lobster, etc. (sometimes used as a New Year decoration)
- 茹で蟹ゆでがに
boiled crab
- 茹で豚ゆでぶた
boiled pork
- 釜茹でかまゆで
boiling in an iron pot
Study
Etymology
茹 combines 艹 (grass/plant) with 如, which likely contributes the sound. The plant component suggests boiling plant matter.
Meaning mnemonic
The grass radical 艹 sits above 如, like a bundle of herbs being lowered into a pot to boil.
Reading mnemonic
For ジョ, imagine a chef named Joe boiling a pot of greens: Joe -> ジョ, and the herbs 艹 bubble in the water.