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燃

burn
Stroke count: 16

Readings

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JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 5

Meanings

  1. burnRtK
  2. blaze
  3. glow
  1. to burn
  2. to get fired up

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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fire (火) · sort of thing · moon (月) · crescent moon · month (月) · flesh (月) · part of the body (月) · chihuahua · dog (犬) · large (大) · drop (丶) · oven-fire (灬) · barbecue (灬)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 549

Compound words

燃やすもやす
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
再燃さいねん
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
燃焼ねんしょう
burning; combustion; exerting all strength; making an effort
燃費ねんぴ
fuel consumption; gas mileage
燃料ねんりょう
fuel
可燃性かねんせい
combustibility; inflammability; combustible; inflammable
可燃物かねんぶつ
combustibles; inflammables; flammables; burnables
核燃料かくねんりょう
nuclear fuel
燃えるもえる
to burn; to get fired up
不燃物ふねんぶつ
non-inflammables; incombustible (usu. waste)
燃え上がるもえあがる
to flare up; to burst into flames
可燃かねん
inflammable
代燃車だいねんしゃ
car running on substitute fuel
燃え滓もえかす
cinders
燃調費ねんちょうひ
(monthly) electricity (or gas) usage charge (calculated using the adjusted unit rate)
化石燃料かせきねんりょう
fossil fuel
内燃機関ないねんきかん
internal combustion engine
燃え移るもえうつる
to spread (of fire)
燃え滾るもえたぎる
to be ardent (of passion, zeal, etc.)
燃焼するねんしょうする
to burn

Additional Examples

彼は熱意に燃えている。
He is alive with enthusiasm.tatoeba
彼は怒りに燃えてかっかとしていた。
He was burning with his anger.tatoeba
彼は祖国愛に燃えている。
He is burning with love of his country.tatoeba
彼は愛校心に燃えている。
He dearly loves his school.tatoeba

Stroke Order

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