Japanese

くす

やきつくす
Meaning: to burn up completely; to reduce to ashes
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 焼き尽くす 焼き尽くさない
Polite 焼き尽くします 焼き尽くしません
Past 焼き尽くした 焼き尽くさなかった
Polite + Past 焼き尽くしました 焼き尽くしませんでした
Te-form 焼き尽くして 焼き尽くさなくて
Potential 焼き尽くせる 焼き尽くせない
Passive 焼き尽くされる 焼き尽くされない
Causative 焼き尽くさせる 焼き尽くさせない
Imperative 焼き尽くせ 焼き尽くすな

Handwriting

焼
き
尽
く
す

Example

The fires of war burned the entire town to the ground.

Usage Notes

Used when something is entirely consumed by fire, leaving nothing behind.

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