Meaning

Primary

Teriyaki

Word Type

noun

Explanation

You illuminate and then bake some food. To illuminate it, you put on some shiny sauce. Then, you cook it. Sound familiar, in terms of a type of food? This is teriyaki, though I have to warn you it's quite different from what you get at "teriyaki shops" in the west.

Reading

てりやき
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading comes from 照る and 焼く. Put them together and you have something delicious.

Context

Context Sentences

「コウイチ、忘れ物は無い?」「無いよ。」「あ、ちょっと待って。あんたのお弁当に照り焼きサーモン入れるの忘れてたわ。」「ええっ!母さん、早くしてよ。」

"Have you got everything, Koichi?" "Yes, mom." "Oh, wait. I forgot to put the teriyaki salmon in your bento box." "What! Hurry, mom!"

Kanji Composition