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煎: dry-roast

dry-roast; brew
13 strokesSecondary · Stage 4 (about 2級)in 7 words here

Readings

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セン
Kun
せんじる・いる・にる

煎る (いる) means to dry-roast sesame or beans; 炒る is a common variant. 煎 is also in 煎じる and 煎茶.

Key words

煎餅せんべいrice cracker
煎茶せんちゃgreen tea (sencha)
煎るいるto dry-roast
煎じるせんじるto brew; to decoct
煎じ薬せんじぐすりherbal decoction

Example sentences

I ate soy-sauce rice crackers as a snack.

My mother was dry-roasting sesame seeds in a frying pan.

When I had a cold, my grandmother brewed medicinal herbs for me to drink.

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