How to say 'Damage' or 'Stir fry' in Japanese | いためる

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The Japanese word for Damage or Stir fry is 'Itameru', written as いためる in Japanese.

word

いためる

Meaning

Damage, Stir fry

Reading

Itameru

Explanation

The Japanese verb 'いためる (itameru)' has two distinct meanings. The first meaning is 'to stir-fry', which is used in cooking to describe the process of frying ingredients quickly in a small amount of oil over high heat. For example: I will stir-fry vegetables「野菜をいためます」(やさいをいためます). The second meaning is 'to damage' or 'to harm', which is used to describe causing physical or emotional harm to something or someone. For example: The storm damaged the house「嵐が家をいためた」(あらしがいえをいためた). It's important to note that the context in which the verb is used will determine which meaning is intended.

Part Of Speech

verb

Frequency

6805

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 いためる

This word contains 4 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

い

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hiragana

た

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hiragana

め

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hiragana

る

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'Itameru' means 'Damage' or 'Stir fry' .

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