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焼

焼 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Origin of the character

「燒」の異体字。燒#字源の項目を参照。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

bake, burning

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ショウJHS
Kun (native)
  • や(く)Elem.
  • や(き)
  • や(き)〜
  • 〜や(き)
  • や(ける)Elem.
Nanori (used in names)
  • やい
  • やき
Other languages
  • 拼音shao1
  • 한글so
  • Hán-ViệtThiêu

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
12 strokes
Radical
火(ひ)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+713C

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰火尭

Words using this kanji

  • 焼却しょうきゃく焼き捨てること。ごみなどを焼いて処分すること。incineration, destruction by fire
  • 焼死しょうし炎に焼かれて死ぬこと。焼け死ぬこと。death by fire
  • 焼け跡やけあとruins of a fire, fire-devastated area
  • 焼肉やきにくyakiniku, roasted meat, grill
  • 焼き鳥やきとり「やきとり」の漢字表記。yakitori, grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow), failing to win a single hand during a half-game
  • 焼酎しょうちゅうshōchū
  • 焼きそばやきそば「やきそば」の漢字表記。yakisoba
  • 焼くやく「やく」を参照。to burn, to roast, to broil, to grill
  • 焼き芋やきいもroasted sweet potato, baked sweet potato
  • 焼けるやけるやける 参照to burn, to burn down, to go down in flames, to be roasted
  • 焼きもちやきもちjealousy, yakimochi (roasted rice cake)
  • 焼き物やきもの「やきもの」の漢字表記。pottery, earthenware, ceramics, porcelain
  • 焼身自殺しょうしんじさつ自らの体を焼いて自殺を図ること。self-immolation, burning oneself to death, suicide by fire
  • 焼き畑やきばた「やきはた、やきばた」の漢字表記。land made arable by the slash-and-burn method, swidden, slash-and-burn farming
  • 焼け石やけいしhot stone, heated stone
  • 焼き打ちやきうちsetting on fire, setting afire
  • 焼け野原やけのはらやけのはらの漢字表記。burnt field, burnt area, land devastated by fire
  • 焼失しょうしつ焼けてなくなること。destruction by fire, losing in a fire, being burnt down
  • 焼き魚やきざかな「やきざかな」参照。grilled fish
  • 焼香しょうこう香（線香、抹香など）を焚くこと。 特に仏前や故人の霊前で香を焚いて手向けること。burning incense (before an altar, esp. in memory of the dead), offering incense

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Variants

Lookup codes

SKIP
1-4-8
Four Corner
9481.1
Spahn–Hadamitzky
4d8.4
Heisig
1284
Nelson
2772