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Japanese

やく
Meaning: to scorch or burn, especially by intense heat or sunlight
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Verb inflections
Form Affirmative Negative
Present 灼く 灼かない
Polite 灼きます 灼きません
Past 灼いた 灼かなかった
Polite + Past 灼きました 灼きませんでした
Te-form 灼いて 灼かなくて
Potential 灼ける 灼けない
Passive 灼かれる 灼かれない
Causative 灼かせる 灼かせない
Causative + Passive 灼かされる 灼かされない
Imperative 灼け 灼くな

Example

夏の強い日差しが肌を灼く。
The intense summer sunlight scorches the skin.

Usage Notes

This is a literary or vivid spelling of the burning caused by strong heat or sunlight. It is more specialized than the common verb written with the character for burning.

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