焼く (やく): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

焼く (やく) means to bake / to grill / to roast.

See example sentences below.

焼く at a glance

焼く

やくyaku

N4verb

to bake / to grill / to roast

焼くやくyakuN4Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to bake / to grill / to roast

Example 1

パンをオーブンでやく。

Translation

I bake bread in the oven.

Example 2

魚を火でやいて食べる。

Translation

I grill fish over the fire and eat it.