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焦げる (こげる): to burn, to be burned — Japanese vocabulary

焦げる is read こげる and means "to burn, to be burned". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

焦げる

Reading
こげる · kogeru
Translation
to burn, to be burned
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
こげるが

Example

それは焦げている臭いとは全然違う。

それはこげているにおいとはぜんぜんちがう。

It's quite distinct from the smell of burning.

Kanji in this word

  • 焦 — scorch, impatient

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