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焚く

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 焚く

Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #13211
1

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

Examples
とても寒かったので火をたいた
It was so cold that we made a fire.
2

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

3

to use (a camera flash)

Kanji in this Word

12 strokes
Grade 9

Meanings

burn
kindle
build a fire
boil
cook

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
フン
ホン
ハン
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
た.く
や.く
やきがり
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