焚

to burn; to kindle; to light (a fire); to make (a fire)

to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to stoke (a boiler)

to use (a camera flash)

open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire

open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)

to light (a fire); to kindle

to incite; to instigate; to stir up; to egg on

book burning

kindling; firelighter

Shinto

bonfire often in temple grounds, usu. of charms, talismans, New Year decorations, etc.

ritual burning of money, cedar sticks, or other objects as an offering

door (of a furnace, stove, etc.); fuel hole

firewood

to perfume clothes by burning incense

burning at the stake

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

to burn

to roast; to broil; to grill; to bake; to toast; to barbecue

to heat; to heat up

to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake; to fire; to burn

to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn

to print (a photo); to burn (an optical disc)

to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy

Usu. まき

piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs)

たきぎ only

kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood

to put (wood, coal, paper, etc.) into the fire; to throw on the fire; to add to the fire; to burn

food distribution (esp. cooked rice)

cooking

to cense; to burn incense

to distribute rice (e.g. during an emergency)

building a fire

reheating bathwater

cooking more rice

heating a vessel without water in it; heating an empty pan, kettle, boiler, bathtub, etc.

to burn aromatherapy oils; to diffuse aromatherapy oils