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淹: brew

brew; steep (tea)
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Readings

On
エン
Kun
いれる

Used for いれる 'to brew' (tea, coffee); 入れる is the everyday 'put in'. Otherwise seen in given names like 淹子.

Key words

淹れるいれるto brew; to make (tea, coffee)
お茶を淹れるおちゃをいれるto make tea

Example sentences

In the morning, I first brew some hot coffee and then read the newspaper.

I carefully made tea for our guest.

My grandmother's name was Hisako (淹子), and she was good at making tea.

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