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Japanese word 焦げる: to burn / be burned. Meanings and example sentences.

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焦げる (こげる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

焦げる (こげる) means to burn / be burned.

See example sentences below.

焦げる at a glance

焦げる

こげるkogeru

N2verb

to burn / be burned

焦げるこげるkogeruN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 焦げる

Core meaning

to burn / be burned

Basic example sentences

Example 1

パンが焦げるまで待った。

Translation

I waited until the bread was burned.

Example 2

料理が焦げてしまった。

Translation

The food got burned.

Kanji 焦: char, hurry, impatient, irritate, burn, scorch, singe

Kanji 焦: char, hurry, impatient, irritate, burn, scorch, singe

Kanji 焦: meanings, readings, and example words.

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