Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to burn.
  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.
  6. to print (a photo), to burn (an optical disk).
  7. to be jealous of, to be envious of, to envy.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
焼く やく
 
燬く やく
 
焚く やく

Contained Kanji 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)