Meaning
Burn, Grill, Roast, Scorch — Often used for cooking or heating, or metaphorically in phrases about intensity or passion.
- 焼く — to burn, to grill
- 焼ける — to be burned, to be cooked
- 焼肉 — grilled meat
- 全焼 — total destruction by fire
- 燃焼 — combustion
- 焼失 — destruction by fire
燒 is the traditional form of 焼 and includes the 火 (fire) radical. It reflects heating, roasting, or cooking something. In modern usage, 焼 is more common, but the traditional form 燒 may still appear in names or historical texts.
パンを焼くのが 好きです。
I like baking bread.
この家は 火事で焼けました。
This house was burned down in a fire.
バーベキューで肉を焼いた。
I grilled meat at the barbecue.
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