bake, burning
On'yomi (音読み)
- ショウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- や.く
- や.き
- や.き-
- -や.き
- や.ける
About this kanji
The kanji 焼, pronounced as "やく" in its kun'yomi form, primarily means "to bake" or "to burn." It is often used in verbs, but you can also find it in various nouns. One common compound is 焼く (やく), which means "to burn"; another is 焼肉 (やきにく), translating to "grilled meat" or "yakiniku," a popular Japanese dish. Additionally, you might encounter 焼却 (しょうきゃく), which means "incineration," and 燃焼 (ねんしょう), meaning "burning." A useful note is that while this kanji relates to heat and fire, it can also carry a broader sense, such as "to cook" in various contexts.
Example sentences
肉を焼くのが好きです。
I like to grill meat.
Meanings across languages
- English
- bake, burning
- Tiếng Việt
- nướng, đốt
- 日本語
- 焼く, 燃焼
- 한국어
- 굽다, 연소
- 中文
- 烤, 燃烧
- id
- memanggang
- th
- อบ
- es
- hornear
- fr
- cuire
- de
- backen
- pt
- assar
Common compounds
- 焼くto burn, to roast, to broil
- 焼却incineration, destruction by fire
- 焼酎shōchū, Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
- 燃焼burning, combustion, exerting all strength
- 焼肉yakiniku, Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue, roasted meat
- 焼死death by fire
- 焼き芋roasted sweet potato, baked sweet potato
- 焼けるto burn, to burn down, to go down in flames
Words using this kanji
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