Illustration: In a home kitchen, a heavy rice pot has been moved from the unlit gas burner onto a wooden trivet. Its lid remains firmly seated, with a faint wisp of residual steam escaping at the edge. A hungry family member reaches eagerly for the lid while holding a rice bowl in the other hand.

JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

蒸むらす

murasu

to let steam

Often used for letting cooked rice rest with the lid on. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 蒸むらし終おわったら良よくかき混まぜる。

    Once steamed, then mix well.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. むらし炊たきあがってから10~15分ふんほど蒸むらす。

    Steaming; After the rice is cooked, let it steam for 10 to 15 minutes.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 蒸むらし足たりないと米こめに芯しんが残のこるが、蒸むらしすぎるとベチャベチャになってしまう。

    If steaming is inadequate then the rice will not be cooked through, but if steamed too much then the rice will be too pasty.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 蒸

  • 蒸steam; heatOnジョウ・セイKunむす・むれる・むらす

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