漢字道KANJIDO

16 strokesRadical

6Elementary year 516 strokesRadical
On
ネン
Kun
も(える)・も(やす)・も(す)
Meaning
to burn; blaze

Origin

ORIGIN

火 "fire" plus 然 (originally "to burn"); fire was added to make the meaning clear — "to burn."

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ネン燃焼・燃料・可燃性
もえる燃える・燃え尽きる
もやす燃やす
もす燃す

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 燃料ねんりょう

    fuel

  • 不燃物ふねんぶつ

    non-burnable waste

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

たき火がよく燃えている。

The bonfire is burning well.

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