How to say 'Boil' in Japanese | ゆでる

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The Japanese word for Boil is 'Yuderu', written as ゆでる in Japanese.

word

ゆでる

Meaning

Boil

Reading

Yuderu

Explanation

The Japanese verb 'ゆでる (ゆでる)' means 'to boil'. It specifically refers to the action of boiling something, typically food, in water. This verb is commonly used in cooking contexts, such as boiling eggs, vegetables, or noodles. For example: I boiled an egg「卵をゆでた」(たまごをゆでた). She boiled the potatoes「彼女はジャガイモをゆでた」(かのじょはじゃがいもをゆでた). Note that 'ゆでる' is often used when referring to boiling food items, as opposed to boiling water itself, which might use a different verb like '沸かす (わかす)'.

Part Of Speech

verb

Frequency

5382

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Hiragana in the Word ゆでる

This word contains 3 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

ゆ

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hiragana

で

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る

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'Yuderu' means 'Boil' .

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