How to say 'Cook' in Japanese | 炊く

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The Japanese word for Cook is 'Taku', written as 炊く in Japanese.'Cook' in hiragana is たく.

word

炊く

Meaning

Cook

Reading

たく

taku

Kanji

炊Boil, Cook

Explanation

The Japanese verb '炊く (たく)' specifically refers to the act of cooking or boiling, particularly in the context of preparing rice. It is commonly used when talking about cooking rice in a pot or rice cooker. For example: I cooked rice「ご飯を炊いた」(ごはんをたいた). She cooks rice every morning「彼女は毎朝ご飯を炊く」(かのじょはまいあさごはんをたく). This verb is distinct from other cooking-related verbs like '料理する (りょうりする)' (to cook in general) or '焼く (やく)' (to grill or bake), as it specifically implies the process of boiling or steaming, especially for grains like rice.

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

5044

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

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

Kanji in the Word 炊く

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

炊

Meaning

Boil, Cook

Hiragana in the Word 炊く

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

く

Reading

Words Related to 炊く Through the Kanji 炊

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 炊 as well.

word

自炊

Meaning

Cooking

word

炊事

Meaning

Cooking

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'Taku' means 'Cook' .

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