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燃

燃 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. (自動詞) もえる。
  2. (他動詞) もやす。やく。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「火」+音符「然」。「もえる」「もやす」を意味する漢語｛燃｝を表す字。もと「然」が｛燃｝を表す字であったが、火偏を加えた。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

burn, blaze, glow

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ネンElem.
Kun (native)
  • も(える)Elem.
  • も(やす)Elem.
  • も(す)Elem.
Other languages
  • 拼音ran2
  • 한글yeon
  • Hán-ViệtNhiên

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
16 strokes
Radical
火(ひ)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+71C3

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰火然

Words using this kanji

  • 燃料ねんりょう光・熱・動力などを得るため燃焼させる材料。 非難や騒動をまねくような言動。fuel
  • 燃焼ねんしょうもえること。理化学では物質が激しく光や熱を出す酸化反応。広義には生体内で起こる緩やかな酸化や、激しく熱を出して酸素以外の物質と反応することも指す。burning, combustion, exerting all strength, making an effort
  • 燃費ねんぴ機械が仕事を行う際に必要となる燃料の量。内燃機関の車両や船舶、航空機の燃料消費率。 使用する燃料の費用。燃料費。fuel consumption, gas mileage
  • 燃えるもえるもえる 参照to burn, to get fired up
  • 燃やすもやす「もやす」を参照。to burn, to burn with (emotion, feeling), to be fired up
  • 燃え上がるもえあがるto flare up, to burst into flames
  • 燃え尽きるもえつきる「もえつきる」の漢字表記。to burn out
  • 燃え広がるもえひろがるto spread (of flames)
  • 燃え移るもえうつるto spread (of fire)
  • 燃素ねんそフロギストン。phlogiston
  • 燃木もえぎburning wood, firewood
  • 燃油ねんゆfuel oil, fuel
  • 燃え殻もえがらembers, cinders, burnt residue, combustion residue
  • 燃料棒ねんりょうぼう(nuclear reactor's) fuel rod
  • 燃え種もえくさkindling
  • 燃焼炉ねんしょうろcombustion furnace
  • 燃料費ねんりょうひfuel expenses, cost of fuel
  • 燃燈仏ねんとうぶつDīpankara Buddha, Dipankara (the lamp bearer)
  • 燃料庫ねんりょうこfuel bunker, fuel store, oil bunker
  • 燃料油ねんりょうゆfuel oil

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-4-12
Four Corner
9383.3
Spahn–Hadamitzky
4d12.2
Heisig
549
Nelson
2808