炊事 (Suiji): Cooking, Kitchen Work

Meaning

English

cooking
kitchen work

Reading

Kana

すいじ

Romaji

suiji

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 3級 Related Words 調理,料理,クッキング,台所,キッチン,厨房 Rank 6974 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

炊事場

すいじば

kitchen

炊事婦

すいじぶ

woman who assists in food preparation

共同炊事場

きょうどうすいじば

community kitchen

炊き出し

たきだし

food distribution (esp. cooked rice)

炊く

たく

to cook (grains, e.g. rice)

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

幹事

かんじ

executive secretary

検事

けんじ

public prosecutor

刑事

けいじ

(police) detective

従事

じゅうじ

engaging in (work)

Example Sentences

2

私は炊事が全然できない。

I'm all thumbs in the kitchen.

私は、新居へ移ると共に、私の部屋へ引っ込んで、自分で炊事できるだけの道具ーー土釜、土鍋、七輪の類をととのえた。

When I moved into my new home, I just brought with me the things that I needed for cooking, an earthen rice cooker, an earthenware pot and an earthen charcoal brazier.