# 焼 — bake; roast

焼 means “bake; roast”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: ショウ (shou). Kun'yomi: や(く) (yaku). You'll see it in words such as 焼きそば (yakisoba, “yakisoba”).

- Meaning: bake; roast
- On'yomi: ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi: や(く) (yaku)
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Fire & light

## How to remember 焼

Parts: 火 fire · 卉 plants · 兀 stool · 儿 legs

## Words with 焼

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 焼きそば | やきそば (yakisoba) | yakisoba |
| 焼く | やく (yaku) | to burn |
| 焼ける | やける (yakeru) | to burn; to burn down |

## More in the “Fire & light” set

[熱](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/heat/) · [燃](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/burn/) · [焼](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/bake/) · [照](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/shine/) · [煙](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/smoke/) · [灯](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/lamp/) · [灰](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/ash/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/bake/. Last updated 2026-11-01.