Word Meaning 炊く

たく taku

炊く is read as たく (taku) and means to cook (grains, e.g. rice).

Meaning

English

to cook (grains, e.g. rice)
to get angry
to snap
to boil
to simmer
to stew
to seethe

Reading

Kana

たく

Romaji

taku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 16559 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

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炊き出し

たきだし

food distribution (esp. cooked rice)

炊事

すいじ

cooking

炊飯器

すいはんき

rice cooker

炊き込み

たきこみ

(something) cooked with rice

炊き込む

たきこむ

to cook (something) with rice

炊事場

すいじば

kitchen

自炊

じすい

scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself

雑炊

ぞうすい

rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce

共同炊事場

きょうどうすいじば

community kitchen

Example Sentences

母は土鍋で飯を炊く。

はははどなべでめしをたく。

My mother cooks rice in an earthen pot.

今夜は炊き込みご飯を炊く。

こんやはたきこみごはんをたく。

Tonight I will cook mixed rice.

野菜を薄い味で炊く。

やさいをうすいあじでたく。

Cook the vegetables with light seasoning.

この鍋はご飯を炊くのに便利だ。

このなべはごはんをたくのにべんりだ。

This pot is convenient for cooking rice.

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