JLPT N4 · Verb

焼ける (yakeru)

焼ける (やける, yakeru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to burn; to burn down”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: やける
Romaji: yakeru
Word class: Ichidan verb (る-verb)
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

to burn; to burn down; to go down in flames · ichidan verb, intransitive
to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked · ichidan verb, intransitive
to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun) · ichidan verb, intransitive
to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset) · ichidan verb, intransitive
to become hot (from the sun) · ichidan verb, intransitive

Example sentences

このトーストはよく焼けていません。

This toast is not done enough.

Tatoeba #223477

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 焼ける

Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	焼ける	やける yakeru
Polite (~masu)	焼けます	やけます yakemasu
Negative	焼けない	やけない yakenai
Polite negative	焼けません	やけません yakemasen
Past	焼けた	やけた yaketa
Polite past	焼けました	やけました yakemashita
Negative past	焼けなかった	やけなかった yakenakatta
Te-form	焼けて	やけて yakete
Potential	焼けられる	やけられる yakerareru
Passive	焼けられる	やけられる yakerareru
Causative	焼けさせる	やけさせる yakesaseru
Volitional	焼けよう	やけよう yakeyou
Imperative	焼けろ	やけろ yakero
Conditional (~ba)	焼ければ	やければ yakereba

Kanji in 焼ける

焼

bake, burningショウ・や.く・や.き · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 焼ける.

焼くやくto burn燃焼ねんしょうburning夕焼けゆうやけevening glow日焼けひやけsunburn

Source: JMdict entry 1350610 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.