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Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

973 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 12

Meaning: char, hurry, impatient, irritate, burn, scorch, singe

Kunyomi: こ.げる, こ.がす, こ.がれる, あせ.る, じ.れる, じ.らす

Onyomi: ショウ

Composition: 隹 灬

焦

Radical

Radical: 火

Reading: れっか

Meaning: fire

Strokes: 4

⺣

Examples

Examples with audio

焦土(しょうど)   scorched earth

焦点(しょうてん)   focus, point

焦燥感(しょうそうかん)   impatience, uneasiness

焦げる(こげる)   burn, be burned [v.i.]

焦がす(こがす)   burn, scorch, singe [v.t.]

恋焦がれる(こいこがれる)   yearn for, be deeply in love

待ち焦がれる(まちこがれる)   long for

焦る(あせる)   be in a hurry, be impatient

Onyomi Examples

焦点 (ショウテン) focus, focal point, focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.), point at issue, central point, focus

焦燥 (ショウソウ) impatience, irritation, frustration, fretfulness

合焦 (ガッショウ) being in focus, bringing into focus

中焦 (チュウショウ) middle jiao (in traditional Chinese medicine), middle burner

Kunyomi Examples

焦げる (こげる) to burn, to scorch, to char, to singe

焦がす (こがす) to burn, to scorch, to singe, to char

焦がれる (こがれる) to long (for), to yearn (for), to love ardently, to do eagerly, to do with restless anticipation

焦る (あせる) to be in a hurry, to be impatient, to be anxious (to do), to fret, to get a fright, to panic, to get flustered, to be startled

焦れる (じれる) to get impatient, to become irritated, to fret, to chafe

焦らす (じらす) to tease, to irritate, to tantalize, to keep (someone) in suspense

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