JLPT N3 · Meals

自炊

じすい

cooking for oneself

Stroke order of 自炊

2 characters, 14 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

自 · 6 strokes炊 · 8 strokes

Memory trick

Cooking by fire 炊 for oneself 自 means home cooking.

Parts: 自 oneself + 炊 cook

Example sentence

毎日自炊しています。

まいにちじすいしています。

I cook for myself every day.

Words with 自

自分oneself 自転車bicycle 自動車car; automobile 自由freedom; free 自信self-confidence 自然nature 自由化liberalization 自由権civil liberties 自慢boasting; pride 自動automatic

Words with 炊

炊飯器rice cooker

More words: Meals

献立menu; meal plan 夜食late-night snack 間食snacking between meals 昼食lunch 主食staple food 和食Japanese food 中華Chinese food 満腹full stomach 空腹hunger; empty stomach 好物favorite food 食後after a meal 栄養nutrition

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