Word Meaning 焼ける

やける yakeru

焼ける is read as やける (yakeru) and means to become hot (from the sun).

Meaning

English

  1. to become hot (from the sun)
  2. to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
  3. to be jealous
  4. to be envious
  5. to be roasted
  6. to be thoroughly cooked
  7. to be sunburnt
  8. to fade (in the sun)

Reading

Kana

やける

Romaji

yakeru

Writing Variants

  • 嫉ける やける yakeru
  • 灼ける やける yakeru
  • 妬ける やける yakeru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 16141 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

焼け出される

やけだされる

to be burned out (of one's home)

焼け残る

やけのこる

to escape being burned (esp. of a building or the items in it)

焼け落ちる

やけおちる

to be burned down

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

焼く

やく

to burn

焼け跡

やけあと

ruins of a fire