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茹

boil, seethe

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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

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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.