焼ける (Yakeru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to burn, to burn down, to go down in flames, to be roasted”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto burn; to burn down; to go down in flames
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun)
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto become hot (from the sun)
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be jealous; to be envious
Examples
焼けるように熱い。
It is broiling hot.
パンがふんわり焼けた。
The bread was baked light and fluffy.
学校は焼けて灰になった。
Our school was reduced to ashes.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).