How to say 'Boil' in Japanese | 煮える

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The Japanese word for Boil is 'Nieru', written as 煮える in Japanese.'Boil' in hiragana is にえる.

word

煮える

Meaning

Boil

Reading

にえる

nieru

Kanji

煮Boil

Explanation

The Japanese verb '煮える (にえる)' means 'to boil' or 'to be boiled'. It is used to describe the process of food or liquid reaching the boiling point, often in cooking. This verb is intransitive, meaning it does not take a direct object. For example: the water is boiling「お湯が煮えている」(おゆがにえている). The vegetables are boiling in the pot「野菜が鍋で煮えている」(やさいがなべでにえている). Note that '煮える (にえる)' is often used in contexts involving cooking or preparing food, and it implies that the boiling process is happening naturally or without external force.

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

7394

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

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

Kanji in the Word 煮える

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

煮

Meaning

Boil

Hiragana in the Word 煮える

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

え

Reading

hiragana

る

Reading

Words Related to 煮える Through the Kanji 煮

This Word contains the Kanji 煮 as well.

word

煮る

Meaning

Boil

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'Nieru' means 'Boil' .

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