焼く

やく

to burn, to bake

Mnemonic

Fire put under the thing on purpose, and whether it comes out grilled or ruined is a question of timing. Fish, right now, and yuck やく if you leave it: やく.

Worth knowing

Same reading as 役やく, a role. This one has 火 fire in it and covers grilling, baking and burning alike.

Built from

焼

burn, bake

火 fire on the left, put underneath a thing on purpose. Grilling, baking and burning it are all the one verb.

Also read やく

役 role, part

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