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ごく弱火 (ごくよわび) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ごく弱よわ火び

Meanings

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noun

very low flame; lowest heat

Cooking term for the gentlest heat setting, often used in simmering or slow cooking.

スープをごく弱よわ火びでコトコト煮に込こむ。
Simmer the soup over a very low flame.

Written forms

ごく弱よわ火び
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling.
極ごく弱よわ火び
Alternate kanji spelling using 極 for ごく.

Kanji

弱weak, frail
火fire
極extreme, pole, extremely

Similar words

弱よわ火び
弱火 means 'low heat' generally; ごく弱火 emphasizes the very lowest possible flame.
強つよ火び
強火 is 'high heat', the opposite end of the heat spectrum.

Etymology

Compound of ごく (極, 'extremely') + 弱火 (よわび, 'low heat').