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煎 means 'boil'

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Strokes : 13    Frequency: 2516   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-47    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 28 words   Used in 42 words   Used in 13 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   セン
Kun
   いる to fry
Additional readings
Kun    せんじる to boil   にる to simmer
Name    いり
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Learn words for “light roast (coffee),” “roasted soybeans (for Setsubun),” “steeping tea,” and “warming saké,” as well as “in a nutshell” and a term for roasting human organs (figuratively)! Find out how sencha stacks up against other green teas, discover the wide range of senbei (rice crackers), and see which deep-fried snack is healthy. Also learn what “senbei futon” means.
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 煎 is used 4 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 煎 is used 33 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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セン : 20 words FIND ALL
せ ん ち ゃ 0
noun
1. green tea; green leaf tea; non-powdered tea (as opposed to matcha)  (see also: 抹茶)
2. medium-grade green tea  (see also: 玉露, 番茶)
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いる : 10 words FIND ALL
い る 1
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to parch; to fry; to fire; to broil; to roast; to boil down (in oil)
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いる (read as いり) : 3 words FIND ALL
noun
roasting pan
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An additional 9 less common words include 煎 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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煎
セン   boil   いる to fry   
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前
ゼン   まえ before   
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刖
the body part and the sword
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⺼
ニク body part   
刂
トウ   かたな sword   
䒑
grass   
灬
fire
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