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What does 炊く (たく, taku) mean?

炊く (たく, taku) means to cook (rice).

Quick facts
Readingたく
Romajitaku
Part of speechgodan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
たく
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontaku

to cook (rice)

  1. 1godan verb · transitive to cook (grains, e.g. rice)
  2. 2godan verb · transitive to boil; to simmer; to stew
  3. 3godan verb · intransitive to get angry; to snap

Example sentences

  • I cook rice every morning.

  • I cooked three go (a Japanese volume unit) of rice.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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