焼く・焼ける – 14 Japanese Verbs for Backing and Burning

The Japanese word 焼く(やく、)  means to back, roast, grill, burn and so on.  Next, 焼ける(やける、) means to be backed, roasted, burned etc. You can take this word and combine it with other verbs to create a compound verb to express even more specific ideas.

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Compound verbs are just two verbs stuck together. If you translate these from Japanese to English there is not always an exact equivalent. However, the list I provided below gives a close translation or explanation of what the word means.

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焼き上げる やきあげる to bake, something to be backed
焼き付ける やきつける burn
焼きつく やきつく burn into
焼き上がる やきあがる be backed
焼き払う やきはらう burn down
焼き殺す やきころす Kill by burning
焼き切る やききる Burn off
焼き捨てる やきすてる get rid of or throw out by burning
焼き込む やきこむ burn (data to a CD)
焼け落ちる やけおちる Be burned down
焼け残る やけのこる remain unburned
焼け死ぬ やけしぬ to be burned to death
焼け焦げる やけこげる scorch or be burned to a crisp
焼け爛れる やけただれる to be burned badly (skin etc.)

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