Japanese

きつく

やきつく
Meaning: to be burned into; to be scorched
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 焼きつく 焼きつかない
Polite 焼きつきます 焼きつきません
Past 焼きついた 焼きつかなかった
Polite + Past 焼きつきました 焼きつきませんでした
Te-form 焼きついて 焼きつかなくて
Potential 焼きつける 焼きつけない
Passive 焼きつかれる 焼きつかれない
Causative 焼きつかせる 焼きつかせない
Causative + Passive 焼きつかされる 焼きつかされない
Imperative 焼きつけ 焼きつくな

Handwriting

焼
き
つ
く

Example

That scene was burned into my eyes.

Usage Notes

Often used figuratively for a vivid memory that one cannot forget.

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