焼 Kanji – bake
The Japanese kanji 焼 can mean bake, burning.
Meaning and Readings
How is 焼 read?
焼 has the onyomi reading ショウ and the kunyomi readings やく, やき, やき-, -やき, やける.
In romaji, these readings can be written as shou, yaku, yaki, yakeru.
Common Japanese Words Using 焼
These common Japanese words contain 焼. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- お好み焼き（おこのみやき） — 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, fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
- 焼き芋（やきいも） — roasted sweet potato, baked sweet potato
- 焼く（やく） — to burn
- 焼ける（やける） — to burn, to burn down, to go down in flames
- 焼却（しょうきゃく） — incineration, destruction by fire
- 焼酎（しょうちゅう） — shōchū, Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
- 全焼（ぜんしょう） — total destruction by fire, being burned down
- 燃焼（ねん しょう） — burning, combustion
- すき焼き（すきやき） — sukiyaki, thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan