ichidan verb
cook by boiling; finish cooking (grains)
Primarily used for cooking grains like rice by boiling until done; emphasizes the completion of the cooking process.
米をふっくらと炊き上げる。
Cook the rice until it's fluffy.
豆を柔らかくなるまで炊き上げてください。
Please cook the beans until they are tender.
Standard kanji spelling for cooking grains by boiling.
Kana okurigana variant; less common but still used.
Compound of 炊き (continuative form of 炊く 'to cook grains by boiling') + 上げる 'to finish, complete'.