半熟

はんじゅく
Frequency:
1

Half-cooked; soft-boiled — not fully cooked, with the center still soft (commonly used for eggs and cooking doneness).

Noun Taking 'の'Noun

Examples

ラーメンに半熟卵を乗せるのが好きだ。

I like putting a soft-boiled egg on my ramen.

卵を半熟に茹でるには六分ほどが目安だ。

To soft-boil an egg, about six minutes is a guideline.

このステーキは半熟で頼んだ。

I ordered this steak medium-rare (half-cooked).

2

Half-ripe; not fully mature — describes fruit or produce that is only partially ripened.

Noun Taking 'の'Noun

Examples

まだ半熟のバナナは少し酸っぱさが残る。

A half-ripe banana still has a bit of tartness.

果物は半熟のうちに収穫すると保存が利く場合もある。

Harvesting fruit while it's half-ripe can sometimes make it easier to store.