煎いれる

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Meanings

1

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

be roasted; be parched

Intransitive; describes something being dry-roasted or parched, such as coffee beans, tea leaves, or nuts. The transitive counterpart is 煎る (いる).

コーヒー豆まめがいい香かおりで煎いれている。
The coffee beans are roasting with a nice aroma.
煎いれたてのごまをすり鉢ばちですった。
I ground freshly roasted sesame seeds in a mortar.

2

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

be irritated; be annoyed

archaic

Archaic intransitive use for feeling irritated or annoyed. Not used in modern Japanese; the common modern equivalent is いらいらする or 腹が立つ.

古こ語ごでは「心こころが煎いれる」と書かいて、気きが立たつさまを表あらわした。
In classical language, 心が煎れる was written to express a state of irritation.

Written forms

煎いれる
Standard kanji for roasting/parching (e.g., coffee, tea, beans).
炒いれる
Used for stir-frying or pan-roasting; less common than 煎れる for dry roasting.
熬いれる
Rare kanji for roasting; mainly in literary or specialized contexts.

Kanji

煎broil, parch, roast
炒broil, parch, roast
熬parch, roast

Similar words

煎いる
Transitive verb meaning 'to roast' or 'to parch'. 煎れる is its intransitive counterpart.
炒いる
Transitive verb for stir-frying or pan-roasting. 炒れる is the intransitive form, but 煎れる is more common for dry roasting.

Etymology

Intransitive form of 煎る (いる, 'to roast'), formed by adding the intransitive suffix 〜れる. The archaic sense 'to be irritated' likely developed metaphorically from the idea of one's feelings being 'heated' or 'parched'.