Word Meaning 煮切り

にきり nikiri

煮切り is read as にきり (nikiri) and means boiling sake or mirin (to reduce the alcohol content).

Meaning

English

  1. boiling sake or mirin (to reduce the alcohol content)
  2. boiled-down sake
  3. boiled-down mirin

Reading

Kana

にきり

Romaji

nikiri

Writing Variants

  • 煮きり にきり nikiri

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 69836 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

煮切る

にきる

to boil down sake, mirin, etc. to reduce the alcohol content

煮る

にる

to boil

煮込む

にこむ

to cook (various ingredients) together

煮詰める

につめる

to boil down

煮物

にもの

nimono

煮立つ

にたつ

to boil

煮込み

にこみ

stew

煮詰まる

につまる

to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)

煮汁

にじる

broth

煮干し

にぼし

(small crunchy) dried sardines

煮出す

にだす

to extract essence by boiling