焦 – char, hurry, impatient

12 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#973 in newspaper frequencyN2 vocabulary

The kanji 焦 means char, hurry, impatient, irritate, burn, scorch, singe. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ショウ (shou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is こ.げる、こ.がす、こ.がれる、あせ.る、じ.れる、じ.らす (kogeru, kogasu, kogareru, aseru, jireru, jirasu). It is written with 12 strokes, under radical 火 (no. 86).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ショウ	shou
Kun’yomi	こ.げる	kogeru
Kun’yomi	こ.がす	kogasu
Kun’yomi	こ.がれる	kogareru
Kun’yomi	あせ.る	aseru
Kun’yomi	じ.れる	jireru
Kun’yomi	じ.らす	jirasu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 火 (Kangxi radical 86). Components: 杰・隹.

Words using 焦

焦点しょうてんfocus焦がすこがすto burn焦げるこげるto burn焦るあせるto be in a hurry焦げ茶こげちゃdark brown

Example sentences

顕微鏡の焦点を合わせなさい。

Adjust the microscope's focus.

Tatoeba #175051

その亡命者は故国への思いに胸を焦がした。

The exile yearned for his home.

Tatoeba #206741

あーあ、トーストが真っ黒に焦げてしまっているよ。

Oh, the toast is burned black.

Tatoeba #234730

Kanji with the same radical

点無然火熱爆為燃災焼照炎煙炭烈熟

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