焦こがす

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

焦がす · godan verb (-su)

Meanings

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

Transitive verb meaning to burn or scorch the surface of something, often accidentally, such as food, cloth, or hair.

〈物もの〉を焦こがすto accidentally burn or scorch something (e.g. food, cloth)
うっかりご飯はんを焦こがしてしまった。
I accidentally burned the rice.

胸むねを焦こがすyearn for; pine for; long for
身みを焦こがすburn with love; pine for; yearn deeply
鳴なく蝉せみよりも鳴なかぬ蛍ほたるが身みを焦こがすempty vessels make the most noise; the silent firefly burns with more passion than the crying cicada

焦こげるN3
焦げる is the intransitive counterpart meaning 'to get burned/scorched', while 焦がす is transitive and means 'to burn something'.

燃もやすN3
燃やす means to burn something fully, often with flames, while 焦がす refers to lightly scorching or charring the surface of something, usually by accident.
焼やくN4
焼く is the general word for cooking or burning something with heat, whereas 焦がす specifically means to accidentally scorch or char something too much.

焦あせるN2
焦る shares the kanji 焦 with 焦がす but means 'to be in a hurry or panic', not related to burning.
あぶるN2
焦がす means to accidentally burn or scorch something, whereas 炙る is the deliberate act of toasting or searing food over a flame.

焦こがすUsage84%
Standard kanji spelling for burning, scorching, or charring something.
こがすUsage16%

Derived from the intransitive verb 焦げる (こげる, 'to be scorched') with the transitive suffix す, forming a godan verb meaning 'to cause to be scorched'.