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焼

bake
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingショウ
Kun readingや.く、や.き、や.き-、-や.き、や.ける
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 4

Meanings

  1. bakeRtK
  2. burning
    彼は焼けているホテルに放水した。He played a hose on the burning hotel.tatoeba
  1. to burn
  2. to roast
  3. to broil
  4. to grill
  5. to bake

Popular Usage

焼く焼ける

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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hearth fire · lofty · strawman · wickerman · haystack · ten (十) · needle (丨) · one (一) · human legs (儿)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1284

Compound words

焼くやく
to burn; to roast; to broil; to grill; to bake
焼けるやける
to burn; to burn down; to go down in flames; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked
卵焼きたまごやき
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
焼き魚やきざかな
grilled fish
焼却しょうきゃく
incineration; destruction by fire
焼酎しょうちゅう
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
全焼ぜんしょう
total destruction by fire; being burned down
燃焼ねんしょう
burning; combustion; exerting all strength; making an effort
焼肉やきにく
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
焼死しょうし
death by fire
焼き芋やきいも
roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato
夕焼けゆうやけ
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
日焼けひやけ
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. of paper); yellowing
焼き鳥やきとり
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
焼け跡やけあと
ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
焼きそばやきそば
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
すき焼きすきやき
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
たこ焼きたこやき
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
焼きもちやきもち
jealousy; yakimochi (roasted rice cake)
お好み焼きおこのみやき
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake fried on an iron griddle with vegetables, meat and/or seafood and topped with various sauces and condiments
日焼け止めひやけどめ
sunscreen; sunblock; sun cream; suntan lotion
延焼えんしょう
spread of fire
蒲焼かばやき
kabayaki
串焼くしやき
grilling on a skewer

Additional Examples

彼は彼女の才能に焼もちを妬いている。
He is jealous of her talent.tatoeba
彼は上着に焼け穴をあけた。
He burned a hole in his coat.tatoeba
彼は自分の家が焼け落ちるのを見て正気を失った。
He lost his reason when he saw his house burn down.tatoeba
だるまを焼くかどうか
Daruma dolls should be burned in the bonfire ?wiki
関東では、焼く前に蒸す。
In Kanto, eel is steamed before broiling.wiki
当然圧縮した方が早く焼ける。
Naturally it is grilled up earlier when pressed.wiki
特に網で焼く場合には遠火にして焼くときれいに焼ける。
Especially while broiling, keep some distance from the flame until golden brown.wiki

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 焼

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