日焼け

ひやけ

sunburn

Also:becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. of paper), drying up (of a river, field, etc.)

What does 日焼け mean?

日焼け is a Japanese noun meaning sunburn in English. It can also be translated as becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. of paper), drying up (of a river, field, etc.) depending on context. It is written as 日焼け in kanji, ひやけ in hiragana, and hiyake in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

私の肌は日焼けしやすい。

My skin burns easily.