煮
に
Meanings
1
simmered with; cooked with
Suffix attached to an ingredient to indicate it is simmered or cooked with that ingredient. Common in dish names.
Daikon no nimono is a dish of daikon simmered in soy sauce.
Nikujaga is a dish of meat and potatoes simmered together.
2
boiling; boiled dish
Noun referring to the act of boiling or a dish prepared by boiling/simmering. Often used in compounds like 煮物 (nimono).
Tonight's dinner is a boiled fish dish.
Boiling is a cooking method that brings out the flavor of the ingredients.
Expressions
- 煮え切らないhalf-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
- 煮え湯を飲まされるto be betrayed; to be stabbed in the back · to be given a hard time; to be brought to grief
- はらわたが煮えくり返るbe furious; seethe with anger; have one's blood boiling