焼 = 火 + 儿 + 卉

焼 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “bake”. It is built from 火 (fire), 儿 (human legs) and 卉 (haystack). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1284.

Keyword: bake
RTK frame: 1284
Strokes: 12
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ショウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): や.く, や.き, や.き-, -や.き, や.ける
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: печь
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 焼 burn

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

How to find 焼 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “fire” + “human legs” + “haystack”. 焼 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 焼 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.