What does kanji 煎 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 煎 is broil.

How is kanji 煎 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 煎 are せん.じる, い.る, に.る; the onyomi readings are セン.

What is the main radical of kanji 煎?

The main radical for kanji 煎 is 火.

What words use kanji 煎?

Example words that use kanji 煎 include 煎餅, 煎茶, 炒る, 海参.

JōyōJLPT N3Kanken 2

煎

Meaning

Kanji 煎

broil

broil, parch, roast, boil

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: せん.じるい.るに.る
Onyomi 音読み: セン
Nanori 名乗り: いり

Variant: 㷙 (Itaiji) • Added to Jōyō: 2010

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N3
Frequency: #2458
Strokes: 13
Radical: 火
Components: 一 • 并 • 刈 • 月 • 杰
Kanji Kentei: Level 2
Similar Kanji: 揃 • 㮍 • 葥 • 湔 • 剪 • 前 • 偂

Related vocabulary

30 common entries

Showing 30 of 53 entries that include this kanji.

煎餅

せんべい

rice cracker

煎茶

せんちゃ

medium-grade green tea

炒る

いる

to roast

海参

いりこ

dried sea slug

煎

ジョン

jeon (fried dish of meat, vegetables, etc. coated in flour and egg)

煎じる

せんじる

to boil

煎じ詰める

せんじつめる

to boil down

煎じ詰めると

せんじつめると

after all

煎じ出す

せんじだす

to extract by boiling

煎じ茶

せんじちゃ

decoction of tea

煎じ薬

せんじぐすり

(medical) decoction

煎ずる

せんずる

to boil

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は煎餅を食べている。

He is eating a rice cracker.

コーヒー豆を煎る。

Roasting coffee beans.

漢方薬を煎じる。

Decocting herbal medicine.

煎茶を一杯いただけますか。

May I have a cup of green tea?

胡麻を軽く煎ってください。

Please toast the sesame seeds lightly.