やく

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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For pronunciation and definitions of やく – see the following entries.
焼く
[verb] to change something by means of fire, light, chemicals, or other means:
[verb] to burn
[verb] [from 712] to set on fire, to light on fire
[verb] [from 720] to burn to ashes
[verb] to burn (to write data to a permanent storage medium)
[verb] [from 720] to use heat or flame to prepare something for eating or using:
[verb] (cooking) to grill
[verb] (cooking) to broil
[verb] (cooking) to fry
[verb] (cooking) to toast
[verb] (cooking) to roast
[verb] (cooking) to bake
[verb] (pottery) to fire
[verb] [from 850] to apply moxibustion
[verb] [from 1966] to expose to sunlight and cause to change color: to tan one's skin
[verb] [from 1908] (photography) to print a photograph by shining a light through a negative
[verb] [from 1884] to rub chemicals
[verb] [from 1960] to have a sensation, to burn (the heart)
[verb] (figuratively) to convey feelings from the heart:
[verb] [from 759] to worry
[verb] to care
[verb] [from 1687] 妬く: to envy, to be jealous
[verb] [from 1662] to make someone happy
[verb] (obsolete) to change on its own by means of fire, light, chemicals, or other means: to burn, to tan, to be cooked
Alternative spelling
妬く
妬く
[verb] Alternative spelling of 焼く (yaku): to envy, be jealous (of)
3
[noun] role, service, use
[noun] (card games, mahjong) hand, scoring combination
[suffix] playing the role of...
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[adverb] about, approximately
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[noun] benefit
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[noun] translation
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[noun] bad luck, evil
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[noun] (botany) anther
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[noun] (slang) a medicine or drug, especially a narcotic or other recreational drug
(This term, やく (yaku), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as やく, see Category:Japanese kanji read as やく.)

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Etymology 2

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Suffix

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やく (-yaku

  1. Forms verbs executing such action.
Usage notes
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Attaches to mimetic words.

Derived terms
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