茹でる

ゆでる

Also written うでる, 煠でる

Meanings

1. Ichidan verb, Transitive to boil (something in hot water) See also: 煮る (にる).
2. to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.) See also: たでる.

Kanji

• 茹 boil; seethe. Read as ゆでる.

Example sentences

• 栗は少なくとも15分は茹でなくてはいけない。
  Chestnuts have to be boiled for at least fifteen minutes.
• ジャガイモをゆでてあげよう。
  I'll boil you the potatoes.
• この冷凍アスパラガスは何分ゆでましょうか。
  How many minutes shall I boil this frozen asparagus?
• 彼女は卵を茹でた。
  She boiled the eggs.
• 母は卵を十個茹でた。
  Mother boiled ten eggs.

Common phrases

• 湯でゆでる
• 麺をゆでる
• パスタを茹でる
• 熱湯でゆでる
• 一緒にゆでる
• そばを茹でる

Related forms

• 茹だる (うだる) to be oppressed by heat (intransitive partner)
• 茹だる (ゆだる) to boil (intransitive partner)

Words containing 茹でる

• 茹で上げる (ゆであげる) to boil (something) until it is done
• 茹でこぼす (ゆでこぼす) to boil, then discard the liquid (in order to remove astringency)
• 茹で海老 (ゆでえび) boiled red prawn, shrimp, lobster, etc. (sometimes used as a New Year decoration)

And 3 more.

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