noun
earthenware baking pan; parching pan
A shallow, unglazed earthenware pan used for roasting or parching tea leaves, sesame seeds, etc. over direct heat.
焙烙でごまを炒ると香ばしい。
Roasting sesame seeds in a parching pan makes them fragrant.
noun
ancient Chinese punishment of walking on an oiled pipe over fire
Only with reading ほうらく
Historical term, restricted to the reading ほうらく. Refers to a cruel punishment from ancient China.
「炮烙の刑」は、古代中国の残酷な刑罰の一つとして知られる。
The 'punishment of the parching pan' is known as one of the cruel punishments of ancient China.
Kana spelling used when the kanji are obscure or for clarity.
Variant kanji form; less common.
The word originally referred to a type of earthenware pan used for roasting. The kanji 焙烙 (or 炮烙) are Chinese in origin and were adopted for this implement. The reading ほうらく is associated with the historical punishment sense.