# 炊 — Cook

Frequency rank 1748 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 璧 (Disc), less common than 憂 (Grief).

- On’yomi: すい
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 火 Fire (Kangxi 86)
- Frequency path: Level XIV of XX

Fire on the left meets a lack on the right — when you lack food but have fire, you must cook whatever you can find.

In words:

- 炊く たく — to boil,to cook
- 炊事 すいじ — cooking,culinary arts

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