焼却 しょうきゃく incineration #8,127 Meanings noun, takes する, transitive incineration; destruction by fire Its kanji 焼 ショウ · や.く、や.き、や.き-、-や.き、や.ける bake, burning 却 キャク · かえ.って、しりぞ.く、しりぞ.ける instead, on the contrary, rather, step back, withdraw, retreat