焼
焼 — Bake
bake, burning
On’yomiショウ (shou)
Kun’yomiやく (yaku)
Kun’yomiやき (yaki)
Kun’yomiやき- (yaki)
Kun’yomi-やき (yaki)
Kun’yomiやける (yakeru)
Stroke order (12 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 焼
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 燃焼 | ねんしょう nenshou | burning; combustion; exerting all strength |
| 焼却 | しょうきゃく shoukyaku | incineration; destruction by fire |
| 焼け跡 | やけあと yakeato | ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area |
| 焼死 | しょうし shoushi | death by fire |
| お好み焼き | おこのみやき okonomiyaki | okonomiyaki; savoury pancake fried on an iron griddle with vegetables, meat and/or seafood and topped with various sauces and condiments |
| 焼きそば | やきそば yakisoba | yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat |
Study notes
焼 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #982 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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