Meaning

Primary

Teriyaki

Word Type

noun

Explanation

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