Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to boil well, to stew, to simmer (for a long time).
  2. to cook (various ingredients) together.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
煮込む にこむ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

boil, cook
に.る シャ (7th, N1)
someone, person
シャ もの (3rd, N4)
variant of radical 125
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ
crowded, mixture, in bulk
-こ.む こみ ごめ (7th, N3)
enter, insert
い.る はい.る ニュウ (1st, N5)