JLPT N4 · Things happen

焼く

やく

to bake; to grill

Stroke order of 焼く

2 characters, 13 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

焼 · 12 strokesく · 1 strokes

Memory trick

Fire (火) under a tall (尭) stack: food cooking over flames.

Parts: 焼 bake + く kana

The characters in 焼く

くく — ku (1 strokes)

Example sentence

魚を焼いて食べます。

さかなをやいてたべます。

I grill fish and eat it.

Words with 焼

焼けるto be burnt; to be grilled

More words: Things happen

汚れるto get dirty 割れるto break; to crack 壊れるto be broken 壊すto break; to destroy 燃えるto burn 焼けるto be burnt; to be grilled 揺れるto shake; to sway 起こるto happen 止むto stop (rain etc.)盗むto steal 逃げるto run away

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