(すや)

すやき
noun, suru verb
bisque firing; unglazed pottery; plain grilling
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Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present素焼(すや)きする素焼(すや)きしない
Present polite素焼(すや)きします素焼(すや)きしません
Past素焼(すや)きした素焼(すや)きしなかった
Past polite素焼(すや)きしました素焼(すや)きしませんでした
て form素焼(すや)きして素焼(すや)きしなくて
ている present素焼(すや)きしている素焼(すや)きしていない
ている polite素焼(すや)きしています素焼(すや)きしていません
ている past素焼(すや)きしていた素焼(すや)きしていなかった
ている past polite素焼(すや)きしていました素焼(すや)きしていませんでした
Conditional ば素焼(すや)きすれば素焼(すや)きしなければ
Conditional たら素焼(すや)きしたら素焼(すや)きしなかったら
Volitional素焼(すや)きしよう
Volitional polite素焼(すや)きしましょう
Potential素焼(すや)きできる素焼(すや)きできない
Passive素焼(すや)きされる素焼(すや)きされない
Causative素焼(すや)きさせる素焼(すや)きさせない
Imperative素焼(すや)きしろ素焼(すや)きするな
1. bisque firing; unglazed pottery; earthenware
Pottery that has been fired without glaze, or the first firing of clay before glazing. The resulting ware is porous and has a rough, natural texture.
素焼(すや)植木鉢(うえきばち)通気性(つうきせい)よい。
Unglazed flower pots have good breathability.
You do a bisque firing before applying the glaze.
This earthenware is an unglazed piece from the Jomon period, decorated with ornamentation.
2. plain grilling; grilling without seasoning
Cooking food, especially seafood or vegetables, by grilling without added sauce, seasoning, or oil, to bring out the ingredient's natural flavor.
Plain-grilled shrimp is delicious.
Fish is best plain-grilled and eaten with salt.
When you plain-grill vegetables, the natural sweetness of the ingredients comes out.

Composed of () (plain, bare, unadorned) and () (firing, grilling). The () prefix indicates that nothing extra has been added — no glaze in ceramics, no seasoning in cooking.

Usage

In ceramics, 素焼(すや)き refers to both the process and the product. It is the essential first step in making glazed pottery. In cooking, 素焼(すや)き emphasizes simplicity and respect for the ingredient's natural taste — a core value in Japanese cuisine.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 焼成(しょうせい): firing (kiln) — the technical term for kiln firing in general; 素焼(すや)き specifically means firing without glaze
  • 塩焼(しおや): salt-grilled — grilling with salt, one step up from the completely unseasoned 素焼(すや)
  • 釉薬(ゆうやく): glaze — the coating applied after the 素焼(すや)き stage in pottery