No. 3,437 in Japanese
焼け
"焼け" means "burn" or "scorch," often referring to the result of burning or being exposed to heat.
In a sentence
日焼けで肌が赤くなった。
My skin turned red due to sunburn.
Here, '焼け' (やけ) is part of '日焼け' (ひやけ, sunburn) representing the effect of exposure to the sun.
家が火事で焼けてしまった。
The house was burnt down due to a fire.
'焼け' (やけ) expresses being burned or consumed by fire, as with the house in a fire scenario.
夕焼けがとても美しいです。
The sunset is very beautiful.
'焼け' (やけ) is part of '夕焼け' (ゆうやけ, sunset glow) describing the visual effect following a sunset.
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