焼く

to cook food by applying heat directly or in an oven; to bake, roast, grill, broil, or toast

Etymology

A native Japanese verb written with the kanji 焼, meaning burning or heating with fire.

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to burn something; to set fire to something; to reduce by fire

Etymology

A native Japanese verb written with the kanji 焼, meaning burning or heating with fire.

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to fire or bake ceramics, bricks, charcoal, or similar materials at high heat

Etymology

A native Japanese verb written with the kanji 焼, meaning burning or heating with fire.

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to tan or darken the skin by exposure to the sun or ultraviolet light

Etymology

A native Japanese verb written with the kanji 焼, meaning burning or heating with fire.

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to copy or write digital data onto a disc; to burn a CD, DVD, or similar medium

Etymology

A metaphorical extension of the sense 'to burn,' from the process of writing data to an optical disc with a laser.

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to feel jealous; to be envious or possessively jealous

Etymology

Usually written 妬く for jealousy, but also commonly written 焼く by association with the figurative idea of being inwardly burned.

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