炊 飯 器(すいはんき)

すいはんき

noun

rice cooker

electronics cooking

1. rice cooker

An electrical kitchen appliance designed to cook rice automatically.

炊飯器(すいはんき)でご飯(はん)を炊(た)く。

Cook rice in a rice cooker.

この炊飯器(すいはんき)は三(さん)合(ごう)炊(だ)きです。

This rice cooker is a 3-cup model.

合(ごう) is the traditional unit for measuring rice

炊飯器(すいはんき)の保温(ほおん)機能(きのう)は便利(べんり)だ。

The keep-warm function of rice cookers is convenient.

新(あたら)しい炊飯器(すいはんき)を買(か)ったら、ご飯(はん)がとても美味(おい)しくなった。

After buying a new rice cooker, the rice became much more delicious.

うちの炊飯器(すいはんき)は予約(よやく)機能(きのう)がついているので、朝(あさ)起(お)きたらすぐに炊(た)きたてのご飯(はん)が食(た)べられます。

Our rice cooker has a timer function, so we can have freshly cooked rice as soon as we wake up in the morning.

An essential appliance in Japanese households. Types:

マイコン式(しき) (microcomputer-controlled) - basic, affordable
IH式(しき) (induction heating) - even heating, better quality
圧力(あつりょく)IH式(しき) (pressure IH) - premium, fluffier rice
土鍋(どなべ)IH (clay pot IH) - mimics traditional cooking

Features

保温(ほおん) (keep warm)
予約(よやく)炊飯(すいはん) (timer/scheduled cooking)
早炊(はやだ)き (quick cook)
玄米(げんまい)モード (brown rice mode)
おかゆモード (porridge mode)

Major Japanese brands: 象印(ぞうじるし) (Zojirushi), タイガー (Tiger), パナソニック (Panasonic), 日立(ひたち) (Hitachi), 三菱(みつびし) (Mitsubishi).

Capacity measured in 合(ごう): 三合炊(さんごうだ)き (3 cups), 五合炊(ごごうだ)き (5 cups), etc. A 五合炊(ごごうだ)き model is the standard size for a family.

Related Words

Related: 炊飯(すいはん) (rice cooking)

Related: 炊(た)く (to cook (rice))

Related: ご飯(はん) (cooked rice, meal)

Related: 家電(かでん) (home appliances)

See also: 電子(でんし)レンジ (microwave oven)

Related: 圧力鍋(あつりょくなべ) (pressure cooker)

Related: 炊(た)き上(あ)がる (to be done cooking)

Compare: オーブンレンジ (combination microwave oven)

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Added 2026.1.14 21:52 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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