炙る

• 読み: あぶる
• ローマ字: aburu
• 漢字の分解: 炙 (sha/abu) — roast over fire; 肉 — meat; 火 — fire
• 発音: /a.bɯ.ɾɯ/

意味

To roast, grill, or toast over a flame; to warm by a fire. Refers specifically to cooking or heating by direct exposure to fire or heat.

A Group 1 (godan) verb. 炙る is used for foods or objects that are held near or over a heat source — not submerged in oil or boiled. Common culinary collocations include 魚を炙る (to grill fish), 餅を炙る (to toast mochi), and するめを炙る (to singe dried squid). The verb also appears in the compound 炙り出す, extending its reach into figurative contexts.

例文

1. 炭火で秋刀魚を炙ると、皮がパリッとして香ばしい香りが広がった。
2. 正月に餅を炙って少し焦げ目をつけ、醤油で食べるのが好きだ。
3. 焚き火のそばで冷えた手を炙りながら、山の夜を過ごした。

使い方ガイド

場面: cooking, daily life, outdoors

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From the kanji 炙, a compound of 肉 (meat) and 火 (fire), which directly depicts meat being cooked over a flame. This pictographic origin captures the core meaning with precision.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: General