# 煮 — boil food

煮 means “boil food”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes.  Kun'yomi: に(る) (niru). You'll see it in words such as 煮る (niru, “to boil; to simmer”).

- Meaning: boil food
- On'yomi: —
- Kun'yomi: に(る) (niru)
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Food & cooking 1

## How to remember 煮

Parts: 者 someone · 灬 fire

## Words with 煮

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 煮る | にる (niru) | to boil; to simmer |
| 煮える | にえる (nieru) | to be boiled; to be cooked |

## Don't confuse it with

[暑](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/hot-weather/) · [都](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/metropolis/) · [諸](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/various/) · [署](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/police-station/)

## More in the “Food & cooking 1” set

[渋](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/astringent/) · [酸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/acid/) · [腐](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/rot/) · [糧](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/provisions/) · [豆](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bean/) · [糖](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sugar/) · [煮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/boil-food/) · [酔](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/intoxicated/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/boil-food/. Last updated 2026-11-01.