炊飯(すいはん)

すいはん
noun
rice cooking
1. rice cooking, cooking rice
The act of cooking rice. Most commonly encountered in the compound 炊飯器(すいはんき) (rice cooker).
炊飯器(すいはんき)でご飯(はん)を炊(た)く。
To cook rice in a rice cooker.
新(あたら)しい炊飯器(すいはんき)を買(か)った。
I bought a new rice cooker.
この炊飯器(すいはんき)は予約(よやく)炊飯(すいはん)機能(きのう)がついているので、朝(あさ)にはご飯(はん)が炊(た)けている。
This rice cooker has a timed cooking function, so the rice is ready in the morning.

USAGE:
Almost always encountered in the compound 炊飯器(すいはんき) (rice cooker), one of the most essential kitchen appliances in Japan. The word 炊飯(すいはん) alone is less common in conversation.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 炊飯器(すいはんき): rice cooker
  • 炊飯(すいはん)機能(きのう): rice cooking function
  • 炊飯(すいはん)予約(よやく): timed rice cooking
  • 炊飯(すいはん)量(りょう): amount of rice to cook
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