焼 — kanji meaning “bake”
焼
bake, burning
- Meanings
- bake, burning
- On'yomi
- ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi
- や.く、や.き、や.き-、-や.き、や.ける
- Name readings
- やい、やき
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- 4
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #982 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 86
- Chinese reading
- shāo
Words with 焼
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 燃焼 | ねんしょう nenshou | burning; combustion |
| 焼肉 | やきにく yakiniku | yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue |
| 日焼け | ひやけ hiyake | sunburn; suntan; tan |
| 焼酎 | しょうちゅう shouchuu | shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc. |
| 焼き鳥 | やきとり yakitori | yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer |
| 焼きそば | やきそば yakisoba | yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat |
| 夕焼け | ゆうやけ yuuyake | evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset) |
| 焼却 | しょうきゃく shoukyaku | incineration; destruction by fire |
| 全焼 | ぜんしょう zenshou | total destruction by fire; being burned down |
| 焼死 | しょうし shoushi | death by fire |
| 焼く | やく yaku | to burn |
| 焼け跡 | やけあと yakeato | ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area |
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