English–Japanese
“burn” in Japanese
How to say “burn” in Japanese
“Burn” in Japanese is 焼く (yaku).
It centers on applying heat until something changes from its raw or unaltered state, whether the result is cooking, browning, or burning.
Example sentences with 焼く
パンをオーブンで焼きました。pa n o ō bu n de ya ki ma shi ta
I baked bread in the oven.
Tips for using 焼く
- The English loanword yakitori comes from 焼き鳥 (yakitori), a dish of chicken grilled over a fire, linking 焼く (yaku) with a familiar food word.
Other Japanese words for “burn”
熱いお湯で手にやけどをしました。atsu i o yu de te ni ya ke do o shi ma shi ta
I got a burn on my hand from hot water.
パンが焦げます。pa n ga ko ge ma su
The bread burns.
ろうそくの火が燃えています。rō so ku no hi ga mo e te i ma su
The candle is burning.
古い紙を燃やします。furu i kami o mo ya shi ma su
I burn old paper.
熱い鍋に触って火傷をしました。atsu i nabe ni sawa tte yakedo o shi ma shi ta
I burned myself by touching a hot pot.
パンを焦がします。pa n o ko ga shi ma su
I burn the bread.