炊く (たく): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

炊く (たく) means to cook rice / to boil.

See example sentences below.

炊く at a glance

炊く

たくtaku

N3verb

to cook rice / to boil

炊くたくtakuN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to cook rice / to boil

Example 1

お米を炊くのに時間がかかる。

Translation

It takes time to cook the rice.

Example 2

朝ごはんにご飯を炊きました。

Translation

I cooked rice for breakfast.