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たきたて
noun, adjective (no)
freshly cooked (rice)
1. freshly cooked; just cooked
Describes rice or food that has just been cooked and is still hot and at its best. Most commonly used for rice.
()()てのご(はん)はおいしい。
Freshly cooked rice is delicious.
()()てのご(はん)味噌汁(みそしる)があれば十分(じゅうぶん)だ。
Freshly cooked rice with miso soup is all I need.
炊飯器(すいはんき)()けると()()てのご(はん)のいい(かお)りがした。
When I opened the rice cooker, the wonderful aroma of freshly cooked rice wafted out.

FORMATION: ()き (stem of ()く, to cook rice) + ()て (suffix meaning 'freshly done'). The suffix ~()て attaches to the masu-stem of verbs to mean 'just [verb]ed.'

RELATED ~()て WORDS:

  • ()()て: freshly baked
  • ()()て: freshly fried
  • ()()て: freshly brewed
  • ()()て: freshly roasted

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • ()()てのご(はん): freshly cooked rice
  • ()()てのつやつやした白米(はくまい): glossy freshly cooked white rice