Kanji

焚

焚

burn, kindle, build a fire, boil, cook

Kanji

Grade

Grade 9

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

火部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

フン, ホン, ハン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

たく, やく, やきがり

Example sentences

焚く たく
冬の寒い夜、暖炉で薪を焚いた。

On a cold winter night, I burned firewood in the fireplace.

ご ご
昔の人は、ごを焚いて暖を取った。

In the past, people would burn fallen pine needles to keep warm.

焚き火 たきび
キャンプ場で友達と焚き火を囲んで語り合った。

We sat around a bonfire with friends at the campsite and talked together.

燃え上がる もえあがる
焚き火に薪を足すと、炎が勢いよく燃え上がった。

When firewood was added to the bonfire, the flames flared up vigorously.

Example Vocabulary

焚く

たく

to burn; to kindle; to flash; to cook

焚き火

たきび

bonfire; outdoor fire

焚きつける

たきつける

焚火

たきび

焚き付ける

たきつける

香を焚く

こうをたく

焚書

ふんしょ

焚き木

たきぎ

焚き付け

たきつけ

焚き上げ

たきあげ

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