焼ける

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. パンがちょうどよく焼けました。▶ —
   The bread was baked just right.
2. 夕日で空が赤く焼けています。▶ —
   The sky is glowing red with the setting sun.

Collocations

Mnemonic

焼ける yakeru — kanji 焼 + the ichidan ending ける. Intransitive: bread or meat gets grilled on its own, or something burns. Subject marked by が. Its transitive partner is the P4 anchor 焼く (yaku). 日に焼ける (to get sunburned/tanned) is common — the cause takes に. 焼く ↔ 焼ける is the ~ku transitive / ~keru intransitive pattern.

Quick check

1. What is the difference between 焼く and 焼ける?

   • 焼く is to grill (tr.), 焼ける is to be grilled (intr.)
   • they are identical
   • 焼く is intransitive, 焼ける is transitive
   • both are intransitive