焼却|しょうきゃくshoukyaku[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbincineration; destruction by fire
Conjugation
Dictionary form焼却する(しょうきゃくする)
Polite (masu)焼却します(しょうきゃくします)
Negative (nai)焼却しない(しょうきゃくしない)
polite (masen)焼却しません(しょうきゃくしません)
classical zu / nu焼却せず・焼却せぬ(しょうきゃくせず・しょうきゃくせぬ)
Past (ta)焼却した(しょうきゃくした)
polite (mashita)焼却しました(しょうきゃくしました)
Past negative (nakatta)焼却しなかった(しょうきゃくしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)焼却しませんでした(しょうきゃくしませんでした)
Te form焼却して(しょうきゃくして)
Potential焼却できる(しょうきゃくできる)
Passive焼却される(しょうきゃくされる)
Causative焼却させる(しょうきゃくさせる)
Causative passive焼却させられる(しょうきゃくさせられる)
Conditional (ba)焼却すれば(しょうきゃくすれば)
tara焼却したら(しょうきゃくしたら)
Volitional焼却しよう(しょうきゃくしよう)
polite (mashou)焼却しましょう(しょうきゃくしましょう)
Imperative焼却しろ(しょうきゃくしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related焼くやくNeutralAn everyday verb: it can mean burning things up, but also grilling or baking; 「焼却」 refers only to burning garbage and the like for disposal.
  • Related燃やすもやすNeutralMeans making something burn, and figuratively firing up enthusiasm; 「焼却」 is the formal term for disposal by burning.
  • Related焚くたくNeutralColloquially 「焚く」 can replace 「焼却」, as in 「ごみを焼く」; but 「焼く」 also covers cooking food, a sense 「焼却」 lacks.
  • Related火葬かそうNeutralSpecifically the burning of a body for burial; 「焼却」 applies to things like garbage and documents.
  • Related燃焼させるWrittenA written, technical term for making fuel and the like burn; 「焼却」 centers on disposing of waste by burning it.
  • Antonym保存ほぞんNeutralKeeping things intact or storing data — the opposite of 「焼却」, which destroys by burning.

Use 「焼却」 for destroying garbage, documents and the like by burning. In speech, 「燃やす」 or 「焼く」 does the job, while 「火葬」 is only for cremating a body; 「保存」 is the opposite — keeping things intact.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 焼き捨やきすてること。ごみなどを焼やいて処分しょぶんすること。
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