Illustration: In a modest home kitchen, a cook stands at the stove tending a pot of potatoes, carrots and meat in gently bubbling broth. One hand holds a ladle among the ingredients while the other lowers the burner control to keep the simmer steady.

JLPT N4verbLevel estimated by Bebop

煮にる

niru

to simmer, to boil

Example sentences

  1. 必かならず弱火よわびで煮立にたたないように煮にること。

    Be sure to simmer on a low heat so it doesn’t boil.

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  2. 君きみに豆まめを煮にてあげよう。

    I’ll boil you the beans.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. ふたをして始はじめは強火つよび、沸騰ふっとうしたら中火ちゅうびにして約やく７分間ふんかん煮にます。

    Put the lid on and start at high flame, when it boils set to medium flame and boil for about seven minutes.

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Kanji in 煮

  • 煮boil; cookOnシャKunにる・にえる・にやす

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