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炊飯器 (すいはんき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

炊すい飯はん器き

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Common wordJLPTN3

Meanings

1

noun

rice cooker

An electric appliance for cooking rice; a common household item in Japan.

新あたらしい炊すい飯はん器きでご飯はんを炊たいた。
I cooked rice with the new rice cooker.
炊すい飯はん器きのタイマーをセットして、朝あさに炊たき上あがるようにし

た

。

I set the rice cooker's timer so it would be ready in the morning.

Kanji

炊cook, boil
飯meal, boiled rice
器utensil, vessel, receptacle

Similar words

炊すい飯はん
炊飯 is the act of cooking rice, while 炊飯器 is the appliance itself.
電でん子しジャー
電子ジャー is a more specific term for an electric rice cooker with a warming function, often used interchangeably with 炊飯器.

Etymology

Compound of 炊飯 (suihan, 'rice cooking') + 器 (ki, 'device, vessel').