くゆらす

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Meanings

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godan verb (-su), transitive verb

smoke; puff; burn (incense)

usually written using kana alone

Used for leisurely smoking a pipe or cigarette, or burning incense to enjoy the fragrance. Often implies savoring the smoke or scent.

彼かれはパイプをくゆらしながら、静しずかに考かんがえ事ごとをしていた。
He was quietly thinking while smoking his pipe.

部屋へやでお香こうをくゆらすと、気き持もちが落おち着つく。

Burning incense in the room calms my mind.

Written forms

くゆらすUsage87%
Usually written in kana. The kanji spellings 燻らす and 薫らす exist but are rare.
燻くゆらすUsage13%
Rare kanji form. 燻 carries a meaning of smoldering or smoking.
薫くゆらす
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form. 薫 suggests fragrance, but this spelling is seldom used.

Kanji

燻smoulder, fume, oxidize
薫send forth fragrance, fragrant, be scented

Similar words

吸すう
吸う is the general verb for 'to smoke' or 'to inhale'. くゆらす is more literary and emphasizes the act of letting smoke drift or savoring it.
燻くすぶる
燻る means 'to smolder' or 'to smoke' intransitively. くゆらす is the transitive counterpart, meaning to cause something to smoke or smolder.

Etymology

The verb くゆらす is likely derived from the mimetic root くゆ- (associated with smoke or smoldering) combined with the causative/transitive suffix -らす. The exact derivation is uncertain.