To Roast
To Toast
transitive verb, godan verb
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means roast, and the verb version is to roast or to toast. This verb is most commonly used when referring to dry roasting things like coffee, tea, or beans.
Do you know what animal likes to roast and to toast things? Eagles (い)! They're always roasting coffee beans and the like. That's how they stay so alert.
どうやってコーヒー豆を煎るんですか？
How do you roast coffee beans?
フライパンでピーナッツを煎りました。
I roasted peanuts in a frying pan.
ココナッツを煎ると食感がよくなります。
If you roast coconut, the texture improves.