Japanese

Adverb

やく ‎(romaji yaku)

1. 約: about, approximately

Noun

やく ‎(romaji yaku)

1. 益: gain, benefit, profit, advantage
2. 厄: misfortune, evil, disaster
3. 役: use, service, role
4. 約: approximately
5. 葯: anther
6. 薬: medicine (means medical drug, if pronounced yaku in a composite word. if not, illegal drug.)
7. 扼: command, dominate, obstruct

Verb

やく ‎(godan conjugation, romaji yaku)

1. 焼く: to bake, to grill
2. 妬く: to be jealous of