fuel, firewood, kindling
On'yomi (音読み)
- シン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- たきぎ
- まき
About this kanji
The kanji 薪 means fuel, particularly in the form of firewood or kindling. It is commonly used as a noun. For example, 薪炭 (しんたん) refers to wood and charcoal, while 薪水 (しんすい) means fuel and water. Another interesting term is 薪能 (たきぎのう), which describes traditional Noh theater performed at night by a fire, highlighting the importance of wood in both practical and cultural contexts. An additional compound, 御薪 (みかまぎ), is used for kindling burned in shrines and temples, showing its significance in spiritual rituals. Keep in mind that the kanji emphasizes the connection between firewood and warmth or energy.
Example sentences
冬に備えて薪を集めた。
I gathered firewood in preparation for winter.
Meanings across languages
- English
- fuel, firewood, kindling
- Tiếng Việt
- nhiên liệu
- 日本語
- 薪
- 한국어
- 장작
- 中文
- 薪
- id
- bahan bakar
- th
- เชื้อเพลิง
- es
- combustible
- fr
- carburant
- de
- Brennstoff
- pt
- combustível
Common compounds
- 薪炭しんたんwood and charcoal, fuel
- 薪水しんすいfuel and water, firewood and water, gathering firewood and drawing water
- 薪能たきぎのうnoh theater performed at night by a fire
- 御薪みかまぎkindling burned in shrines and temples, special kindling used in samurai families during the Edo period for the 15th of the first month and painted with 12 brush strokes (13 on a lucky year), kindling offered by officials to the imperial court during the ritsuryō period
- 柴薪さいしんbrushwood and firewood
- 薪拾いたきぎひろいfirewood gathering
- 薪割りまきわりhatchet, axe, wood-chopping
- 薪小屋まきごやwoodshed
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