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    3. 自炊

    自炊

    自じ炊すい

    cooking for oneself

    KMT10News #35+1CoreDaily LifeFood & DiningKanji Vocab14 strokes

    じすい

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    cooking for oneself, cooking one's own food, doing one's own cooking, making food oneself, self-catering

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    2.
    scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
    colloquial

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    私わたしは毎まい日にち自じ炊すいしています。

    I cook for myself every day.

    KMT7Daily LifeFood & Dining
    節せつ約やくのために、外がい食しょくを減へらして自じ炊すいを始はじめた。

    To save money, I reduced eating out and started cooking for myself.

    KMT10Food & DiningDaily Life
    一ひと人り暮ぐらしを始はじめてから、自じ炊すいの楽たのしさに目もめ覚ざめた。

    Since starting to live alone, I've awakened to the joy of cooking for myself.

    KMT10Daily LifeFood & DiningEmotions & Psychology
    健けん康こうを考かんがえて、できるだけ自じ炊すいするように心こころがけている。

    Considering my health, I try to cook for myself as much as possible.

    KMT10Food & DiningMedicine & Health
    古ふるい専せん門もん書しょを自じ炊すいして、タブレットで読よめるようにした。

    I scanned an old specialized book myself to be able to read it on my tablet.

    KMT10TechnologyLiterature

    Kanji that make up this word

    自
    みずか.ら・おの.ずから・おの.ずと…(3)
    oneself
    炊
    た.く・-だ.き…(2)
    cook・boil
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