焼く（やく）
JLPT N4 · Godan verb (Group 1)
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: to grill / bake
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | 焼きます | やきます |
| te-form | 焼いて | やいて |
| ta-form (past) | 焼いた | やいた |
| nai-form (negative) | 焼かない | やかない |
| potential form | 焼ける | やける |
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Example sentences
- フライパンで魚を焼く。 — I grill fish in a frying pan.
- パンをこんがり焼いて食べる。 — I toast the bread until golden and eat it.
Idioms & proverbs containing “焼く”
- 焼き餅焼くとて手を焼くな (やきもちやくとててをやくな) — keep your jealousy in check, lest you invite misfortune; even if you burn yakimochi, don't burn your hands as well
- 手を焼く (てをやく) — to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
- 世話を焼く (せわをやく) — to take care of someone; to look after someone; to help
- ヤキモチ焼く (やきもちやく) — to be jealous
- やきもちを焼く (やきもちをやく) — to be jealous
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