煎
- Kanji
- 煎
- Level
- N1
- Meaning
- roast, boil down
- On'yomi
- セン
- Kun'yomi
- い.る, に.る
- Strokes
- 13
- Common compounds
煎茶 (せんちゃ) green tea; 煎餅 (せんべい) rice cracker; 煎じる (せんじる) to decoct, to boil down
- Memory hook
This kanji shows a fire (灬) heating a container (臼) with ingredients that need to be boiled down or roasted.