Word details

御薪

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 御薪.

Dictionary

Entry

御薪みかまぎNounArchaic
1

kindling burned in shrines and temples

2

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)

3

kindling offered by officials to the imperial court during the ritsuryō period

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

honorable, manipulate, govern

12 strokesFrequency 1,087JLPT N2Grade 8

On

ギョ

Kun

おん-お-み-

Nanori

fuel, firewood, kindling

16 strokesFrequency 2,182JLPT N1Grade 8

On

シン

Kun

たきぎまき

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