煮る・烹る|にるniru[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
煮る煮る is the most common written form and the recommended default for beginners. Use it when choosing how to write this verb.
烹る烹る is a rarely used written variant, so you will seldom see it. Beginners should use 煮る instead when choosing a written form.
Definitions
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 煮る（にる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 煮ます（にます） |
| Negative (nai) | 煮ない（にない） |
| polite (masen) | 煮ません（にません） |
| classical zu / nu | 煮ず・煮ぬ（にず・にぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 煮た（にた） |
| polite (mashita) | 煮ました（にました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 煮なかった（になかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 煮ませんでした（にませんでした） |
| Te form | 煮て（にて） |
| Potential | 煮られる（にられる） |
| Passive | 煮られる（にられる） |
| Causative | 煮させる（にさせる） |
| Causative passive | 煮させられる（にさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 煮れば（にれば） |
| tara | 煮たら（にたら） |
| Volitional | 煮よう（によう） |
| polite (mashou) | 煮ましょう（にましょう） |
| Imperative | 煮ろ（にろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
肉が煮える
肉を煮る
煮える focuses on the food itself undergoing the process of being boiled or simmered, while 煮る focuses on the agent’s action of boiling or simmering the food.
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Synonyms & antonyms
- Related炊くたくNeutralFor cooking rice; in Kansai it can also mean simmering dishes. 「煮る」 is the general term for heating food in broth or liquid.
- Related茹でるゆでるNeutralBoils food in water or salted water and then takes it out, e.g. eggs or noodles. 「煮る」 usually cooks food in the broth to season it.
- RelatedボイルNeutralA loanword for boiling in water, mostly seen on menus, as in 「ボイルエビ」.
- Related湯煮ゆにWrittenWritten/formal prose for boiling in hot water; rarely used. 「煮る」 is the general word for heating food in broth.
Use 「煮る」 for heating food in broth or water, as in 「煮物」 and 「豆を煮る」. For cooking rice say 「炊く」; for boiling in water and draining, e.g. eggs or noodles, use 「茹でる」; 「ボイル」 appears on menus.
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Japanese definitions
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