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焼く
やく
yaku
The verb "yaku" is a versatile term that covers a wide range of heating processes. In English, this would be split into several different verbs such as "bake," "grill," "roast," "toast," or "sear." Whether you are using an oven for bread, a grill for fish, or a frying pan for meat, "yaku" is the standard term used regardless of the heat source or method.
When used in the sense of "burning" something to destroy it, "yaku" focuses on the process of the object being consumed by fire or scorched. While "moyasu" (燃やす) is also used for burning, "yaku" often implies a more complete destruction or a specific intent to incinerate something, such as burning a letter or a document.
In a modern technological context, "yaku" is used for writing data to an optical disc (CD/DVD). This is a direct metaphorical extension of the physical process of "burning" a track into a disc using a laser, mirroring the English expression "burning a CD."
Care should be taken not to confuse this transitive verb with the intransitive "yakeru" (焼ける), which describes the state of being burnt or the process of something catching fire (e.g., a house burning down).
Ý nghĩa
To apply heat to food to cook it, or to heat something until it changes state or burns.
魚を焼く。
Grill a fish.
To destroy something by fire or to scorch a surface.
紙を焼く。
Burn paper.
To write data onto a recordable CD or DVD.
CDを焼く。
Burn a CD.
Grammar & Conjugations
Godan Verb (五段動詞)
yakimasu
yakimashita
yakimasen
yakimasen deshita
Ví dụ
Từ tượng thanh & tượng hình
じゅうじゅう
The sizzling sound of food cooking on a hot surface.
フライパンで餃子をじゅうじゅう焼く。
Sizzle gyoza in a frying pan.
こんがり
To a golden brown color, perfectly toasted or grilled.
トーストをこんがり焼く。
Toast the bread until it's golden brown.
じりじり
The feeling of being slowly scorched by intense heat (like the sun).
夏の太陽に肌をじりじり焼く。
Get a slow, intense tan under the summer sun.
Động từ ghép
焼き上げる
To bake or grill something until it is completely finished.
オーブンでふわふわのケーキを焼き上げる。
Bake a fluffy cake in the oven until it's done.
焼き切る
To burn through something to cut it.
脱出するために、太いロープを火で焼き切る。
Burn through a thick rope with fire in order to escape.
焼き付ける
To sear the surface of food with high heat.
焼き尽くす
To burn something down completely.
敵の軍勢が、村の家々をすべて焼き尽くした。
The enemy army burned down all the houses in the village.