How to say "grill" in Japanese

• グリルCommon
  nounThe noun for a grill as an appliance, especially the fish grill found in a Japanese kitchen; it can also refer to grilled food or a grilled dish.
• 焼き上げるやきあげるCommon
  ichidan verb, transitive verbA verb meaning to grill, roast, or bake, with a nuance of cooking something until it is fully done; use it when the emphasis is on the finished result.
  魚さかなは遠火とおびでゆっくり、こんがり焼き上やきあげます。↗

  The fish is baked slowly till browned over a not-too-close fire.
• 焼くやくJLPT N4approx.Common
  godan verb, transitive verbThe general verb for cooking by direct dry heat: to grill, broil, roast, or bake. When you want to say that you grill fish, meat, or vegetables, this is the word you want.
  このお肉にくをもうすこし焼やいてくださいませんか。↗

  Could you cook this meat a little more?
• 焼肉やきにくCommon
  nounGrilled meat — the dish of meat grilled at the table. It names the food or the meal rather than the appliance or the act, so it is seldom the word you want for other senses.

Use 「グリル」 for the appliance (especially a fish grill) or grilled dishes, 「焼く」 as the general verb to grill, 「焼き上げる」 for grilling something until done, and 焼肉 only for the grilled-meat dish.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• グリルgrill (esp. fish grill)
• 焼き上げるやきあげるto burn
• グリエgrill
• 焼き網やきあみgridiron
• 責め立てるせめたてるto criticize harshly
• 焼くやくto roast
• 焼肉やきにくroasted meat
• あぶるto toast
• 問いただすといただすto interrogate
• 突っ込むつっこむto press (someone) about
• 突き込むつきこむto press (someone) about