What does kanji 焼 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 焼 is bake.

How is kanji 焼 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 焼 are や.く, や.き, や.き-, -や.き, や.ける; the onyomi readings are ショウ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 焼?

Kanji 焼 is taught in Jōyō Grade 4.

What is the main radical of kanji 焼?

The main radical for kanji 焼 is 火.

What words use kanji 焼?

Example words that use kanji 焼 include 焼き肉, 焼き鳥, 焼きそば, 焼き畑.

JōyōJLPT N2Kanken 7

焼

Meaning

Kanji 焼

bake

bake, burning

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: や.くや.きや.き--や.きや.ける
Onyomi 音読み: ショウ
Nanori 名乗り: やいやき

Variant: 烧 (Itaiji) • Old form: 燒 • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 4
JLPT: JLPT N2
Frequency: #982
Strokes: 12
Radical: 火
Components: 儿 • 十 • 火
Kanji Kentei: Level 7
Similar Kanji: 尭 • 𡸳 • 暁 • 𣓤 • 𩜙

Related vocabulary

36 common entries

Showing 36 of 347 entries that include this kanji.

焼き肉

やきにく

roasted meat

焼き鳥

やきとり

failing to win a single hand during a half-game

焼きそば

やきそば

yakisoba

焼き畑

やきばた

land made arable by the slash-and-burn method

焼き芋

やきいも

roasted sweet potato

焼酎

しょうちゅう

shōchū

自棄

じき

desperation

焼きもち

やきもち

jealousy

焼く

やく

to burn

焼ける

やける

to become hot (from the sun)

焼却

しょうきゃく

incineration

焼け跡

やけあと

ruins of a fire

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

パンをオーブンで焼いた。

I baked bread in the oven.

魚を炭火で焼く。

I grill fish over charcoal.

肉が少し焼けすぎた。

The meat got a little overcooked.

日差しで腕が焼けた。

My arms got sunburned in the sunlight.

落ち葉を庭で焼かないでください。

Please do not burn fallen leaves in the yard.