Kanji

薪

薪

fuel, firewood, kindling

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

16 strokes

Radical

艸部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

シン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

たきぎ, まき

Common Readings

シン, たきぎ

Example sentences

薪 まき
彼 は 暖炉 に 薪 を くべた 。

He put firewood in the fireplace.

火をつける ひをつける
キャンプ で 薪 に 火をつけた 。

I lit the firewood at the camp.

臥薪嘗胆 がしんしょうたん
合格 を 目指して 、 一年間 臥薪嘗胆 の 思い で 勉強 に 励んだ 。

Aiming to pass, I studied hard for a year with a spirit of perseverance.

薪割 まきわり
冬 に 備えて 薪割 を した

I did wood splitting in preparation for winter.

Example Vocabulary

薪

まき

firewood

薪割り

まきわり

薪拾い

たきぎひろい

臥薪嘗胆

がしんしょうたん

perseverance; enduring hardships for future success

薪小屋

まきごや

薪炭

しんたん

薪割

まきわり

wood splitting, firewood chopping

薪能

たきぎのう

薪水

しんすい

薪水の労

しんすいのろう

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