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Kotomora

燻

smoulder, fume, oxidize

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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

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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.