薪

fuel

Stroke count: 16

Readings

On readingシン

Kun readingたきぎ、まき

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

fuel
暖炉には薪が足りず、早くも火勢が衰え始めている。Without enough wood on the fire, the flames are already beginning to die down.tatoeba
薪割りを好む人が多いのは理解できる。I know why there are so many people who love chopping wood.tatoeba
firewoodRtK
彼は椅子を叩き壊して薪にした。He broke up the chair for firewood.tatoeba
kindling

piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs)
kindling (twigs, branches, etc.)

Radicals and components

Radical艸grass

Components

How it's built

薪

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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fuel · flowers (艹) · new · red pepper · stand up (立) · vase · tree (木) · wood (木) · axe (斤)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1620

Compound words

薪割りまきわり

hatchet; axe; wood-chopping; wood-splitting

臥薪嘗胆がしんしょうたん

going through thick and thin to attain one's objective; enduring unspeakable hardships for the sake of vengeance

薪炭しんたん

wood and charcoal; fuel

御薪みかまぎ

kindling burned in shrines and temples

薪割まきわり

薪水しんすい

薪能たきぎのう

noh theater performed at night by a fire

薪拾いたきぎひろい

firewood gathering

薪小屋まきごや

薪を抱いて火を救うたきぎをいだいてひをすくう

having one's good intentions backfire dangerously

Additional Examples

私は長い間臥薪嘗胆の苦しみをなめた。

I have struggled under extreme difficulties for a long time.tatoeba

Stroke Order

16 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 薪

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step