# 焼 — Bake

Frequency rank 643 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 抱 (Hug), less common than 宅 (House).

- On’yomi: しょう
- Kun’yomi: や
- Radical: 火 Fire (Kangxi 86)
- Frequency path: Level V of XX

Fire on the left heats up a gambler on the right — the fire blazes beneath the gambler who is baking his lucky dice in the flames.

In words:

- 焼く やく — to bake,to grill
- 焼ける やける — to burn,to be roasted
- 燃焼 ねんしょう — burning;combustion

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