焚
burn, kindle, build a fire, boil, cook
Readings
On'yomi
- フン
- ホン
- ハン
Kun'yomi
- た.く
- や.く
- やきがり
Meaning
焚 centers on using fire to transform something: burning fuel, kindling flames, building a fire, or cooking by applying heat.
Most common words using 焚
20 of 24- 焚くたくN2
to burn; to kindle; to light (a fire); to make (a fire)
- 焚き火たきびN1
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire
- 焚書ふんしょ
book burning
- 焚きつけたきつけ
kindling; firelighter
- お火焚おひたき
Kyoto area festival held on the 11th lunar month (wherein bonfires are burned at shrines)
- アロマを焚くアロマをたく
to burn aromatherapy oils; to diffuse aromatherapy oils
- 大根焚きだいこたき
daikon-offering ceremony (Ryotokuji temple, Kyoto)
- 沈香も焚かず屁も放らずじんこうもたかずへもひらず
having few faults as well as few virtues; not burning agarwood (incense); not passing wind
- 火焚きひたき
building a fire
- 火焚きほたき
Kyoto area festival held on the 11th lunar month (wherein bonfires are burned at shrines)
- 焚きつけるたきつける
to light (a fire); to kindle
- 焚き上げたきあげ
bonfire often in temple grounds, usu. of charms, talismans, New Year decorations, etc.
- 焚き口たきぐち
door (of a furnace, stove, etc.); fuel hole
- 焚き染めるたきしめる
to perfume clothes by burning incense
- 焚き火台たきびだい
fire pit; outdoor brazier; bonfire stand
- 焚き物たきもの
firewood
- 焚刑ふんけい
burning at the stake
- 焚掠ふんりゃく
pillaging and setting fire to
- 焚書坑儒ふんしょこうじゅ
burning books on the Chinese classics and burying Confucian scholars alive (Qin dynasty thought suppression campaign)
- 焚火の間たきびのま
room with a sunken hearth
Study
Etymology
焚 combines 林 (woods) and 火 (fire), suggesting a fire built from wood. The character likely originated as a depiction of burning trees.
Meaning mnemonic
Picture a forest 林 set ablaze with a fire 火 underneath: the trees burn, kindling a great fire that can be used to boil water or cook food.
Reading mnemonic
For フン, imagine the fun of a campfire: fun -> フン, as you burn wood and cook over the flames.