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焼
On'yomi
ショウ
SHOU
Kun'yomi
や.く・や.き・や.き-・-や.き・や.ける
yaku / yaki / yaki / yaki / yakeru
bake · burning
Details
Strokes12
Frequency#982
Radical火fire(4)
Stroke Order
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Strokes12
Component Breakdown
焼=
火尭
fire + 尭
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of fire and high. Burning high with fire.
Symbolism
Burn, combustion, incinerate. Represents burning.
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
完全燃焼
かんぜんねんしょう
complete combustion; perfect combustion; giving one's all; complete combustion
Proverbs & Idioms
焼け石に水
やけいしにみず
Water on a hot stone
Efforts that are far from sufficient
Poetry
和歌（百人一首） (Waka (Hyakunin Isshu))
こぬ人を まつほの浦の 夕なぎに 焼くやもしほの 身もこがれつつ
Poem #97 from Hyakunin Isshu
権中納言定家Gon-Chūnagon Teika
13th century