JLPT N3 Vocabulary

炒める（いためる）

to stir-fry

Reading: いためる
Sino-Vietnamese: sao
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Transitive verb: 野菜を炒める, 炒め物 (stir-fried dish). Different from 焼く (to grill), 揚げる (to deep-fry) and 煮る (to simmer). Homophone of 傷める/痛める (to damage / to hurt).

Examples

フライパンで野菜と肉を炒めた。I stir-fried vegetables and meat in a frying pan.
玉ねぎは弱火でゆっくり炒めるとおいしい。Onions taste good when slowly stir-fried over low heat.

Easily confused with

焼く
揚げる
煮る
茹でる

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まさかnever imagined; surely not🔥 Very frequent⚠️ TrickyTested 14 times (12/2021, 7/2023, 12/2023…)100% answer wrong
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うっかりsơ ý, lỡ, lơ đễnh🔥 Very frequentTested 14 times (12/2021, 12/2022, 7/2023…)
ところがthế nhưng, vậy mà🔥 Very frequentTested 11 times (7/2019, 12/2019, 7/2024…)
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どうしてもdù thế nào cũng; nhất định🔥 Very frequentTested 9 times (7/2022, 12/2022, 7/2024…)
せっかくmất công; hiếm có🔥 Very frequentTested 9 times (7/2022, 12/2022, 7/2023…)

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炒める（いためる）

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炒める（いためる）

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