焼ける

Meanings

1. to burn; to burn down; to go down in flames
2. to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked
3. to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun)
4. to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
5. to become hot (from the sun)

Part of speech: ichidan verb, intransitive

Kanji

• 焼

  Meanings

  bake, burning

  On reading

  ショウ

  Kun reading

  や.く、や.き、や.き-、-や.き、や.ける

  Strokes

  12

Example sentences

• このトーストはよく焼けていません。

  This toast is not done enough.

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