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焼く

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 焼く.

Dictionary

Entry

焼く燬く焚くTransitiveGodan verbFreq #1705
1

to burn

Examples
このお肉をもうすこし焼いてくださいませんか。
Could you cook this meat a little more?
2

to roast; to broil; to grill; to bake; to toast; to barbecue

3

to heat; to heat up

4

to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake; to fire; to burn

5

to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn

Examples
この夏はこんがり焼こうと思います。
I am going to try to get a good tan.
6

to print (a photo); to burn (an optical disc)

Examples
2枚ずつやいてください。
I'd like two prints of each.
Windows XPにはCDを焼く機能があるそうですが、その手順を解説しているページを教えてください。
I hear that you can burn CDs with Windows XP; could you tell me a website that explains the procedures involved?
7

to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

bake, burning

12 strokesFrequency 982JLPT N2Grade 4

On

ショウ

Kun

や.くや.きや.き--や.きや.ける

Nanori

やいやき

blaze

17 strokes

On

Kun

や.く

burn, kindle, build a fire, boil, cook

12 strokesGrade 9

On

フンホンハン

Kun

た.くや.くやきがり

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