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煮炊き (にたき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
cooking ; preparing food by boiling and other methods
Refers to the general act of cooking, especially involving boiling, simmering, or heating ingredients. Often used in contexts of daily meal preparation.
は
煮に
炊た
き
に
便べん
利り
だ
。
This pot is convenient for cooking.
Written forms 煮に 炊た き Usage 82%
Standard kanji spelling for everyday cooking.
煮に たき Usage 18%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not a standard spelling.
煮に 焚た き
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 焚き suggests fire-based cooking but is uncommon.
Kanji 焚 burn, kindle, build a fire Similar words 料りょう 理り 料理 is the general term for cooking or cuisine, while 煮炊き specifically emphasizes the act of boiling or simmering as part of meal preparation.
炊すい 事じ 炊事 also means cooking or kitchen work, but is more formal and often used in institutional or household management contexts.
Etymology Compound of 煮 (ni, 'boil') and 炊き (taki, 'cook by boiling'), from the verb 炊く (taku). The combination refers to cooking by boiling and by extension general meal preparation.
