Question

熟 う.れる 成熟(せいじゅく): maturity; ripeness熟(つくづく): completely; really; thoroughly; deeply; severely; intently未熟(みじゅく): inexperience; unripeness; raw; unskilled; immature; inexperienced熟語(じゅくご): (1) kanji compound (2) idiom; idiomatic phrase 6 孰: which; how; who火: fire 火 4 (none) mellow The cram school (309) tortures its students - especially the tall and fat ones who need to grow up - over a fire until they mellow. (Note that here the keyword ´mellow´ only means to mature, ripen, or acquire skill; not the colloquial meaning of ´chill out´).

Accepted Answer

ジュク mellow, ripen, mature, acquire skill 1 1415 15 86 ひ・ひへん・れっか・れんが 形声 Phonetic Imagine tall children sitting round the fire toasting marsh-mellows.

Kanji	熟
Onyomi	ジュク
Kunyomi	う.れる
English	mellow, ripen, mature, acquire skill
Examples	成熟(せいじゅく): maturity; ripeness 熟(つくづく): completely; really; thoroughly; deeply; severely; intently 未熟(みじゅく): inexperience; unripeness; raw; unskilled; immature; inexperienced 熟語(じゅくご): (1) kanji compound (2) idiom; idiomatic phrase
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	6
Frequency	1415
Components	孰: which; how; who 火: fire
Number of Strokes	15
Kanji Radical	火
Radical Number	86
Radical Strokes	4
Radical Reading	ひ・ひへん・れっか・れんが
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	mellow
Koohii Story 1	Imagine tall children sitting round the fire toasting marsh-mellows.
Koohii Story 2	The cram school (309) tortures its students - especially the tall and fat ones who need to grow up - over a fire until they mellow. (Note that here the keyword ´mellow´ only means to mature, ripen, or acquire skill; not the colloquial meaning of ´chill out´).

Fire Ripen Mature Acquire Tall 熟 ジュク う.れる

Fire Ripen Mature Acquire Tall 熟ジュクう.れる