Question

焦 こ.げる、こ.がす、こ.がれる、あせ.る 焦点(しょうてん): focus (e.g. photographic); focal point焦げる(こげる): to burn; to be burned焦る(あせる): to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind; to be surprised焦がす(こがす): to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char焦げ茶(こげちゃ): black tea S 隹: bird; old bird radical (no. 172)火: fire 火 4 (none) char Char could be any meat over oven fire. So why is it a turkey in this kanji? Because charred turkey is what sticks out most in your mind as the thing that ruined Thanksgiving dinner.

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ショウ char, hurry, impatient, irritate, burn, scorch, singe 1 973 12 86 ひ・ひへん・れっか・れんが 会意 Compound Ideographic When I put the turkey over the oven fire, it always ends up being charred beyond recognition. I´m not a very good cook. 557

Kanji	焦
Onyomi	ショウ
Kunyomi	こ.げる、こ.がす、こ.がれる、あせ.る
English	char, hurry, impatient, irritate, burn, scorch, singe
Examples	焦点(しょうてん): focus (e.g. photographic); focal point 焦げる(こげる): to burn; to be burned 焦る(あせる): to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind; to be surprised 焦がす(こがす): to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char 焦げ茶(こげちゃ): black tea
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	973
Components	隹: bird; old bird radical (no. 172) 火: fire
Number of Strokes	12
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	会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword	char
Koohii Story 1	When I put the turkey over the oven fire, it always ends up being charred beyond recognition. I´m not a very good cook.
Koohii Story 2	Char could be any meat over oven fire. So why is it a turkey in this kanji? Because charred turkey is what sticks out most in your mind as the thing that ruined Thanksgiving dinner.
RTK Index	557

Char Turkey Burn Oven Charred 焦 ショウ こ.げる、こ.がす、こ.がれる、あせ.る

Char Turkey Burn Oven Charred 焦ショウこ.げる、こ.がす、こ.がれる、あせ.る