焼

12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N2

bake, burning

Kun'yomi
  • やく
    		to burn ②to roast ③to heat ④to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.)
  • やき
    		cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying ②tempering ③-ware
  • やき-
  • -やき
  • やける
    		to burn ②to be roasted ③to be sunburnt ④to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
On'yomi
  • ショウ
Nanori
  • やい
  • やき
    		cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying ②tempering ③-ware

Main Radical

火(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

やくやきやき--やきやける 90.5%
やき 6.1%
ショウ 3.4%

Character Breakdown

bake, burning
や.く　やき　ショウ (4th, N2)
fire
ひ　カ　ほ- (1st, N5)
to divide
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
high, far
ギョウ　たか.い　たかし (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
grass
キ　ケ　くさ (Kentei 1)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ　ク　にじゅう (Kentei 1)
high & level, lofty, bald
コツ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)

Common Words

や
焼
　
く
to burn ②to roast ③to heat ④to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.)
や
焼
　
き
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying ②tempering ③-ware
や
焼
　
け
　
る
to burn ②to be roasted ③to be sunburnt ④to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
　
た
　
こ
や
焼
　
き
takoyaki
やき
焼
にく
肉
yakiniku ②roasted meat
や
焼
　
き
　
そ
　
ば
yakisoba
や
焼
　
き
とり
鳥
yakitori ②grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow) ③failing to win a single hand during a half-game
や
焼
　
き
つ
付
　
け
　
る
to bake (a design onto ceramic) ②to burn into (one's memory) ③to print (from a negative) ④to brand
ゆう
夕
や
焼
　
け
evening glow
たまご
卵
や
焼
　
き
rolled egg ②fried egg ③frying pan for making rolled eggs
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References

Unicode hex code 713C
JIS X 0208 1-30-38
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2772
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3438
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 19166P
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 920
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 942
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Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 539
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 590
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 218
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1268
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1208
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4d8.4
Four corner code 9481.1
De Roo Code 1157