Word Meaning 焼く (Yaku): to Burn, to Heat

Meaning

English

to burn
to heat
to heat up
to print (a photo)
to burn (an optical disc)
to tan (i.e. suntan)
to be jealous of
to be envious of

Reading

Kana

やく

Romaji

yaku

Writing Variants

焚くやく yaku
燬くやく yaku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Related Words オーブン,オーブントースター,オーブンレンジ,パン,食パン,トースト,ピザパン,ピザトースト Rank 16130 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

焼きそば

やきそば

yakisoba

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

焼き畑

やきばた

land made arable by the slash-and-burn method

焼もち

やきもち

jealousy

焼死

しょうし

death by fire

焼ける

やける

to become hot (from the sun)

焼け跡

やけあと

ruins of a fire

焼き物

やきもの

tempered blade

焼身自殺

しょうしんじさつ

self-immolation

焼け野原

やけのはら

burnt field

焼き打ち

やきうち

setting on fire

Example Sentences

1

魚を炭火で焼く。

さかなをすみびでやく。

I grill fish over charcoal.