Nuance between 焼く and 燃やす


I am referring to specifically when they are used for the purposes of
physically burning an object without the purpose of eating it afterword. For
example, the two example sentences on goo:

  * 枯れ草を焼く
  * 失火で家を焼く

While I get results in Google exact search for these, when I replace 焼く with
燃やす, I get basically nothing. Is there a reason for this? Also, any
explanation of nuances between these two for the purpose of literal burning
would be apprecated.




Practically
[燃やす](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/word/%E7%87%83%E3%82%84%E3%81%99/#jn-220296)
is used in much more limited contexts than
[焼く](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/word/%E7%84%BC%E3%81%8F/#jn-221311) as you
can see in the definitions.

A [thesaurus entry](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/thsrs/13235/meaning/m0u/)
tells

> １「燃やす」は、炎を上げさせることをいうのに対して、「焼く」は、火をつけて灰にすることをいう。
>
> ２「燃やす」は、「闘志を燃やす」のように、感情を高ぶらせる意にも用いる。
>
> ３「焼く」は、「炭を焼く」「パンを焼く」のように、加熱して作り上げる意や、「日光で肌を焼く」のように、日光に当てて変色させる意でも用いる。

3 indicates the meaning of 焼く is wider (cooking, burning things for later use,
etc.) .

Regarding 2, usually 燃やす is used for passion. 焼く is used for やきもち(jealousy).

For the normal sense of burning, as 1 suggests, 燃やす is more _to set sth on
fire_ while 焼く means _to burn sth to ashes_.

For example, comparing 枯草を焼く/燃やす, 焼く implies setting fire to clear up some
fields and 燃やす more literally means setting fire on brown grasses. On the
other hand, in the context of 家を焼く, it is implied that the house is already
burnt down and 燃やす does not fit (but if the house is on fire now, then it is
燃えている and using 焼く is not possible).




Practically
[燃やす](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/word/%E7%87%83%E3%82%84%E3%81%99/#jn-220296)
is used in much more limited contexts than
[焼く](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/word/%E7%84%BC%E3%81%8F/#jn-221311) as you
can see in the definitions.

A [thesaurus entry](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/thsrs/13235/meaning/m0u/)
tells

> １「燃やす」は、炎を上げさせることをいうのに対して、「焼く」は、火をつけて灰にすることをいう。
>
> ２「燃やす」は、「闘志を燃やす」のように、感情を高ぶらせる意にも用いる。
>
> ３「焼く」は、「炭を焼く」「パンを焼く」のように、加熱して作り上げる意や、「日光で肌を焼く」のように、日光に当てて変色させる意でも用いる。

3 indicates the meaning of 焼く is wider (cooking, burning things for later use,
etc.) .

Regarding 2, usually 燃やす is used for passion. 焼く is used for やきもち(jealousy).

For the normal sense of burning, as 1 suggests, 燃やす is more _to set sth on
fire_ while 焼く means _to burn sth to ashes_.

For example, comparing 枯草を焼く/燃やす, 焼く implies setting fire to clear up some
fields and 燃やす more literally means setting fire on brown grasses. On the
other hand, in the context of 家を焼く, it is implied that the house is already
burnt down and 燃やす does not fit (but if the house is on fire now, then it is
燃えている and using 焼く is not possible).

