炊く · godan verb (-ku)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 炊く | 炊かない |
| Polite | 炊きます | 炊きません |
| Past polite | 炊きました | 炊きませんでした |
| Past | 炊いた | 炊かなかった |
| Te-form | 炊いて | 炊かないで |
| Desire | 炊きたい | 炊きたくない |
| Potential | 炊ける | 炊けない |
| Passive | 炊かれる | 炊かれない |
| Causative | 炊かせる | 炊かせない |
| Causative passive | 炊かせられるalso 炊かされる | 炊かせられないalso 炊かされない |
| Volitional | 炊こう | |
| Polite volitional | 炊きましょう | |
| Imperative | 炊け | 炊くな |
| Conditional | 炊けば | 炊かなければ |
| Tara conditional | 炊いたら | 炊かなかったら |
godan verb (-ku), transitive verb
cook grains; boil rice
Primarily used for cooking rice and other grains by boiling or steaming. Not used for general cooking.
I cook rice every morning.
When cooking brown rice, getting the water ratio right is tricky.
godan verb (-ku), transitive verb
Kansai dialect usage where 炊く covers general boiling, simmering, or stewing, similar to standard 煮る.
See also: 煮る
In Kansai, they sometimes say '炊く' for boiling vegetables.
godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb
Internet slang, likely from the image of something boiling over. Rare and informal.
I saw that comment and totally snapped.
Every morning I cook rice in a rice cooker.
I like simmering daikon with light seasoning.
I cook the soybeans until soft, then season them.
cooking; preparing food by boiling and other methods
cooking rice; kitchenmaid; cook
to be cooked; to finish cooking
quick cook; fast rice cooking
boiling (esp. rice)
simmered fish; fish simmered in broth
food cooked in miso; cooking in miso
simmered dish with two preparations of the same ingredient
cook and distribute rice (in an emergency)
cook with rice; cook together with rice
reheating bathwater · cooking more rice; adding rice to the pot
oden; Japanese hot pot dish