焚

burning fallen leaves; autumn leaf burning

daikon-offering ceremony (Ryotokuji temple, Kyoto)

Idiomatic expression

having few faults as well as few virtues; not burning agarwood (incense); not passing wind

room with a sunken hearth

Historical term

burning books on the Chinese classics and burying Confucian scholars alive (Qin dynasty thought suppression campaign)

pillaging and setting fire to