燻
smoulder, fume, oxidize
Readings
On'yomi
- クン
Kun'yomi
- くす.べる
- ふす.べる
- いぶ.す
- いぶ.る
- くす.ぶる
- くゆ.らす
Meaning
燻 centers on slow, smoky burning without open flame: smoldering, fuming, or the chemical process of oxidation that produces smoke and heat.
Most common words using 燻
- 燻製くんせい
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.)
- 燻るくすぶる
to smoke; to smoulder; to smolder; to sputter
- 燻すいぶす
to smoke (something); to fumigate
- 燻蒸くんじょう
fumigation; smoking (out)
- 冷燻れいくん
cold smoking
- 温燻おんくん
hot smoking
- 燻しいぶし
smoking (of meat); fumigation; oxidation (of metal)
- 燻べるくすべる
to smoke; to fumigate
- 燻らすくゆらす
to smoke (e.g. a pipe); to puff (a cigarette); to burn (incense)
- 燻りがっこいぶりがっこ
smoked daikon pickles (famous product of Akita Prefecture)
- 燻り出すいぶりだす
to smoke out (insects, animals, etc.)
- 燻煙くんえん
smoking (esp. as a means of preserving food)
- 燻肉くんにく
smoked meat
- 燻蒸剤くんじょうざい
fumigant
- 燻製肉くんせいにく
smoked meat
- 燻鮭いぶしざけ
smoked salmon; lox
Study
Etymology
燻 combines fire 火 with 熏, which itself depicts smoke rising from a fire and contributes both sound and the idea of smoking or smoldering.
Meaning mnemonic
Fire 火 on the left and 熏 (smoke rising) on the right: picture a pile of leaves smoldering, sending up thick fumes without bursting into flame.
Reading mnemonic
For クン, imagine a smoldering log giving off a deep, resonant 'coon' sound as it smokes: coon -> クン, and the smoke curls upward.