焦
Let’s learn Japanese kanji 焦!
今回の漢字は『焦』にしましょう！
（が）焦げる - こげる get burnt; to scorch; to get singed
（を）焦がす - こがす to burn something; to char sth
恋い焦がれる - こいこがれる to be ardently in love; to burn with passion for; to yearn for
焦がれ死ぬ - こがれしぬ to die of love; to be consumed by flames of love
焦土と化する - しょうどとかする reduced to ashes; burn to the ground
（ご飯の）お焦げ - （ごはんの）おこげ crisp, slightly burnt rice at the bottom of the pot; scorched rice
焦り - あせり impatience, anxiousness; a frantic haste
焦る - あせる to be hasty; to act hastily, to be in a hurry
焦慮 - しょうりょ impatience; worry, anxiety, trouble
焦げ臭い - こげくさい burnt smell
黒焦げの死体 - くろこげのしたい charred bodies
e.g. 焦らなくていい。Don’t be in such a hurry / Take your time about it./ Don’t panic.
P.S. Did you know that the top part of this character, 隹, is known as the short-tail bird radical, while the bottom part 灬 is a variant of the fire radical?
The bird radical can be found in many kanji - although, funnily enough, not in the kanji 鳥 meaning bird… 😅 (which, coincidentally, is also a radical)
