炒る・煎る・熬る|いるiru[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Which spelling to use
炒る炒る is the most common spelling and the recommended choice for beginners; it uses kanji and kana together.
煎る煎る is a less common spelling of 炒る, also written with kanji and kana together; recognize it as a variant, but prefer 炒る as a beginner.
熬る熬る is rarely used. It is another kanji-and-kana spelling, so learners are unlikely to need it in their own writing.
Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 炒る（いる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 炒ります（いります） |
| Negative (nai) | 炒らない（いらない） |
| polite (masen) | 炒りません（いりません） |
| classical zu / nu | 炒らず・炒らぬ（いらず・いらぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 炒った（いった） |
| polite (mashita) | 炒りました（いりました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 炒らなかった（いらなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 炒りませんでした（いりませんでした） |
| Te form | 炒って（いって） |
| Potential | 炒れる（いれる） |
| Passive | 炒られる（いられる） |
| Causative | 炒らせる（いらせる） |
| Causative passive | 炒らせられる・炒らされる（いらせられる・いらされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 炒れば（いれば） |
| tara | 炒ったら（いったら） |
| Volitional | 炒ろう（いろう） |
| polite (mashou) | 炒りましょう（いりましょう） |
| Imperative | 炒れ（いれ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- SynonymローストNeutralA loanword for roasting in cooking or coffee roasting, as in 「ローストビーフ」.
- Synonym焙じるほうじるNeutralApplies specifically to roasting tea leaves, as in 「ほうじ茶」; unlike 炒る, its range is limited to tea and the like.
- Synonym焙ずるほうずるWrittenA literary form of 焙じる meaning to roast tea leaves; rarely used in modern Japanese.
- Synonym乾煎りからいりNeutralA noun for dry-roasting without oil, as in 「ごまを乾煎りする」; the emphasis is on using no oil at all.
- Related焼くやくNeutralThe broadest term, covering burning, grilling, baking and other cooking with fire or direct heat, as in 「魚を焼く」.
- RelatedあぶるNeutralLightly grilling over a flame, as in 「海苔を炙る」; the emphasis is on toasting just the surface.
Use 「炒る」 for dry-roasting beans or sesame in a pan, as in 「豆を炒る」. For roasting tea use 「焙じる」, for oil-free dry roasting 「乾煎り」, for light toasting over a flame 「炙る」, and for grilling or baking in general 「焼く」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
Kanji in this word
English equivalents
See also
