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    3. 焦がす

    焦がす

    焦こが​す​

    to burn

    N2KMT10News #46+1Ref L2Verb, TransitiveFood & DiningKanji Vocab19 strokes

    こがす

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to burn, to scorch, to singe, to char

    Stroke 0 / 19

    Speed1.0x

    パンを焦こがしてしまった。

    I burned the bread.

    KMT7Food & Dining
    魚さかなをグリルで焦こがさないように、火ひ加か減げんを調ちょう整せいした。

    I adjusted the heat so as not to burn the fish on the grill.

    KMT9Food & Dining
    料りょう理り中ちゅうにうっかり鍋なべを焦こがしてしまった。

    I accidentally burned the pot while cooking.

    KMT10Food & DiningDaily Life
    焦こがした匂においが部へ屋やじゅ中うに充じゅう満まんし、換かん気きが必ひつ要ようだった。

    The smell of burning filled the entire room, and ventilation was necessary.

    KMT10Food & DiningHome & Housing
    コーヒー豆まめは、焦こがしすぎると苦にが味みが強つよくなる。

    If coffee beans are roasted too much (burned), the bitterness becomes stronger.

    KMT10Food & Dining

    Characters that make up this word

    焦
    こ.げる・こ.がす・こ.がれる・あせ.る・じ.れる・じ.らす…(1)
    char・hurry・impatient・irritate・burn…(2)
    Kanji
    が
    ga
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
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