1. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb

   1.

   to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer

2. 2.

   to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe

3. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

   3.

   to get angry; to snap

Example sentences

• 炊飯器でご飯を炊くよ。

  We cook rice in a rice cooker.

• お米はこうやって炊くんだ。

  This is how we cook rice.