Translation guide
In Japanese, the most common word for firewood is 薪 (まき). There are also related terms for kindling, split logs, and poetic expressions.
Wood used as fuel for a fire, especially in a stove, fireplace, or campfire.
The standard word for firewood. Refers to wood cut and prepared for burning.
冬に備えて薪をたくさん用意した。
We prepared a lot of firewood for the winter.
We gathered firewood at the camp.
Literally 'burning wood', often used interchangeably with 薪 but can emphasize the act of burning or wood gathered for a fire.
Gather firewood in the mountains.
Small pieces of wood used to start a fire.
Logs that have been split with an axe, often for efficient burning.
A more literary or classical term for firewood, often used in poetry or traditional contexts.
An alternative kanji form of 焚き木, sometimes used in literary or poetic writing.
Walking along a mountain path carrying firewood on one's back.
薪 (まき) is the most common and neutral term for firewood. 焚き木 (たきぎ) is also common but can emphasize the wood's purpose for burning or the act of gathering it. In everyday conversation, 薪 is usually preferred.
Firewood is often counted using the counter 束 (たば) for bundles, or 本 (ほん) for individual logs. For example, 薪一束 (まきひとたば) means 'one bundle of firewood'.
We gathered twigs and started a campfire.