Vocabulary

What does 煮える (にえる, nieru) mean?

煮える (にえる, nieru) means to be cooked, to boil down (intransitive).

Quick facts
Readingにえる
Romajinieru
Part of speechichidan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
にえる
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonnieru

to be cooked, to boil down (intransitive)

  1. 1ichidan verb · intransitive to be boiled; to be cooked

Example sentences

  • The beans were boiled until soft.

  • The vegetables in the pot are already cooked.

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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.

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