焼ける
やける · yakeru · JLPT N4 · verb-ichidan
to burn
🔥🍠 yaki (grilled, as in yakitori) + eru = it gets grilled: yakeru
Same root as yaki in yakitori and teriyaki. 焼く (yaku) is to burn or grill something; 焼ける (yakeru) is the intransitive partner: the thing burns or roasts by itself. The 火 fire radical on the left marks the meaning.