炊く (Taku) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to cook (grains, e.g. rice), to boil, to simmer, to stew”.
Meanings
- godan verb, transitive verbto cook (grains, e.g. rice)
- godan verb, transitive verbto boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
- godan verb, intransitive verbto get angry; to snap
Examples
これがお米の炊き方です。
This is how we cook rice.
ご飯の上手なたき方を知っていますか。
Do you know how to cook rice well?
とろ火で時間をかけて豆を炊いてください。
Please simmer the beans for a while over a low heat.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).
Kanji in 炊く
Related words
煮るto boil煮込むto boil well煮物nimono煮えるto be boiled炊飯器rice cooker雑炊rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce炊き出しfood distribution (esp. cooked rice)煮詰めるto boil down自炊cooking for oneself雑煮soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)炊事cooking煮やすto cook inside