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炙

炙: roast

roast; broil
8 strokesNames & literary · Rare kanji (1級 range)in 3 words here

Readings

On
シャ・セキ
Kun
あぶる

Kun あぶる (to broil) in 炙り出す and 火炙り; on-reading シャ only in set phrases like 膾炙 (widely known).

Key words

炙るあぶるto roast; to broil
炙り出すあぶりだすto reveal by heating; to bring out
膾炙かいしゃbeing widely known
火炙りひあぶりburning at the stake

Example sentences

I grilled a dried fish over the stove fire and ate it.

I held the writing done in mikan juice over a flame to make it appear, and read it.

A line from that poem has become a household phrase and is still widely known.

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