# 炊 — cook rice

炊 means “cook rice”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: スイ (sui). Kun'yomi: た(く) (taku). You'll see it in words such as 炊く (taku, “to cook rice”).

- Meaning: cook rice
- On'yomi: スイ (sui)
- Kun'yomi: た(く) (taku)
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Food & cooking 2

## How to remember 炊

Parts: 火 fire · 欠 yawn

## Words with 炊

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 炊く | たく (taku) | to cook rice |

## More in the “Food & cooking 2” set

[飢](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/starve/) · [餓](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/starvation/) · [釜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/iron-pot/) · [炊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cook-rice/) · [摂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/absorb/) · [飽](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/be-full/) · [漬](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pickle/)

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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/cook-rice/. Last updated 2026-11-01.