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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

2458 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 13

Meaning: broil, parch, roast, boil

Kunyomi: せん.じる, い.る, に.る

Onyomi: セン

Composition: 前 灬

煎

Radical

Radical: 火

Meaning: fire

Reading: ひ

Frequency: 639

Alternative forms:

灬(alt radical position ashi)(alt radical position hen)

火

Examples

Onyomi Examples

煎 (セン) infusing (tea), infusion

煎餅 (センベイ) (Japanese) rice cracker, senbei

焙煎 (バイセン) roasting (e.g. of coffee)

自家焙煎 (ジカバイセン) in-house roasting (of coffee beans), shop roasting, home roasting

Kunyomi Examples

煎じる (せんじる) to boil, to decoct, to infuse

炒る (いる) to roast, to parch, to toast, to boil down

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