茹でる

ゆでる

to boil

Also:to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)

What does 茹でる mean?

茹でる is a Japanese verb meaning to boil in English. It can also be translated as to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.) depending on context. It is written as 茹でる in kanji, ゆでる in hiragana, and yuderu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

卵は硬くゆでてください。

Boil the eggs hard.