1.
cooking; boiling and preparing food
The act of cooking, especially by boiling, simmering, or using heat to prepare meals. A somewhat old-fashioned word for everyday cooking.
キャンプで煮炊きをした。
We cooked at the campsite.
避難所で煮炊きができる場所がある。
There is a place where you can cook at the evacuation shelter.
昔はかまどで煮炊きをしていた。
In the old days, cooking was done over a hearth.
煮炊き is a somewhat old-fashioned word for cooking, especially using heat to boil, simmer, or prepare meals.
FORMATION:
煮る (to boil/simmer) + 炊く (to cook rice/light a fire). The combination covers the basic acts of heat-based cooking.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 煮炊きをする: to cook
- 煮炊きできる場所: a place where you can cook
- 煮炊き物: cooked dishes
TYPICAL CONTEXTS:
- Outdoor/camp cooking: キャンプで煮炊きをする
- Emergency shelters: 避難所での煮炊き
- Descriptions of traditional life: かまどで煮炊きをする (cooking over a hearth)
REGISTER:
Sounds slightly old-fashioned or literary in everyday conversation. Modern speakers would typically say 料理する (to cook) or 自炊する (to cook for oneself). 煮炊き is still actively used in disaster preparedness and outdoor contexts.