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焦げる (こげる, kogeru) Japanese meaning: burn | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation 焦げる · ichidan verb
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 焦こ げる 焦こ げない Polite 焦こ げます 焦こ げません Past polite 焦こ げました 焦こ げませんでした Past 焦こ げた 焦こ げなかった Te-form 焦こ げて 焦こ げないで Desire 焦こ げたい 焦こ げたくない Potential 焦こ げられる also 焦こ げれる 焦こ げられない also 焦こ げれない Passive 焦こ げられる 焦こ げられない Causative 焦こ げさせる 焦こ げさせない Causative passive 焦こ げさせられる 焦こ げさせられない Volitional 焦こ げよう Polite volitional 焦こ げましょう Imperative 焦こ げろ 焦こ げるな Conditional 焦こ げれば 焦こ げなければ Tara conditional 焦こ げたら 焦こ げなかったら
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I cooked the meat in the frying pan until it was charred.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 が 黒くろ く 焦こ げる for something to burn black/char
焦こ げたにおいがする there is a burning smell
There's a burning smell coming from the kitchen.
〈 物もの 〉 の 底そこ が 焦こ げる the bottom of something (a pot, rice, etc.) burns
The bottom of the pot got burnt.
Transitive / intransitive Related words 焼ける covers any kind of burning, roasting, or being sunburned, while 焦げる specifically means something has become charred or scorched, often from overcooking.
Word family· 11 scorch; burn; char · scorched rice; crispy rice at the bottom of the pot · darkened part of ceramic glaze from firing
charred; burnt black; scorched black
burn mark; grilled surface; sear marks
Written forms 焦こ げる Usage 81%
Standard kanji spelling for burning, scorching, or charring.
こげる Usage 19%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not needed.
Etymology Derived from the verb 焦ぐ (こぐ), an older form meaning 'to burn' or 'to char', with the intransitive suffix 〜える. The kanji 焦 is associated with burning and impatience.
smelling burnt; tasting burnt
scorched rice; crispy rice; crunchy rice · woman who enjoys the company of gay men
Show 6 more burn mark; singe
bad debt; uncollectible loan
get burned and stuck; get charred and adhere · become uncollectable; become irrecoverable · remain unchanged; stay flat
burnt to a crisp; charred
burn hole; scorch; charred spot
burn to a crisp; scorch; char
