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.

炊飯(すいはん) combines 炊(すい) (to cook rice) + 飯(はん) (cooked rice). Almost always encountered in the compound 炊飯器(すいはんき) (rice cooker). The word 炊飯(すいはん) alone is uncommon in everyday 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

CULTURAL NOTE:
The 炊飯器(すいはんき) is one of the most essential kitchen appliances in Japan. Modern rice cookers have advanced features like 予約(よやく)炊飯(すいはん) (timer cooking) and multiple settings for different rice types.

RELATED TERMS:

  • ご飯(はん): cooked rice / meal
  • 炊(た)く: to cook (rice)
  • 米(こめ): uncooked rice
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