焼

bake, burning

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ショウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

-や.きや.きや.き-や.くや.ける

Nanori (名乗り)

やいやき

Stroke Order

12 / 12

Information

Grade:4

Strokes:12

JLPT:N2

Frequency:982

Vocabulary

ショウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
焼却	ショウキャク	incineration; destruction by fire
焼酎	ショウチュウ	shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
燃焼	ネンショウ	burning; combustion; exerting all strength; making an effort
焼死	ショウシ	death by fire
延焼	エンショウ	spread of fire

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
焼け	やけ	desperation; despair; self-abandonment
焼きそば	やきそば	yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
焼きそば	ヤキソバ	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; to roast; to broil; to grill; to bake; to toast; to barbecue; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake; to fire; to burn; to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn; to print (a photo); to burn (an optical disc); to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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hearth, furnace, kiln, reactor

before, ahead, previous, future, precedence

grains, drop, counter for tiny particles

submit, offer, present, serve (meal), accompany