薪まき

also: たきぎ

ま

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

firewood; split logs for fuel

Only when written 薪 · Only with reading まき

Usually read まき and written 薪. Refers especially to pieces of wood chopped or split from logs for use as fuel, such as in a stove, fireplace, or campfire.

冬ふゆに備そなえて薪まきを積つんだ。
We stacked firewood in preparation for winter.
暖だん炉ろに薪まきをくべる。
I put firewood into the fireplace.

noun

kindling; twigs or branches for burning; firewood

Only when written 焚き木 / たき木 / 薪 · Only with reading たきぎ

Read たきぎ. Often refers to small wood such as twigs, branches, or gathered wood used to start or feed a fire; it can overlap with general firewood but contrasts with 薪・まき as split logs.

焚たき木ぎを集あつめて火ひを起おこした。
We gathered kindling and started a fire.
雨あめで焚たき木ぎが湿しめっていた。
The kindling was damp from the rain.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉をくべるto add fuel (firewood) to a fire
暖だん炉ろに薪まきをくべた。
I added firewood to the fireplace.
〈物もの〉を割わるto split firewood into pieces
父ちちは毎まい朝あさ薪まきを割わっている。
My father splits firewood every morning.
〈物もの〉を燃もやすto burn firewood
キャンプ場じょうで薪まきを燃もやして暖だんを取とった。
We burned firewood at the campsite to keep warm.
〈物もの〉を集あつめるto gather firewood (or kindling)
子こどもたちは森もりでたきぎを集あつめた。
The children gathered kindling in the forest.

Kanji

薪fuel, firewood, kindling
木tree, wood
焚burn, kindle, build a fire

Related words

柴しば sense 2
柴 refers to brushwood or small twigs used for fuel, much like 薪 when read たきぎ, but it sounds more literary and old-fashioned.
薪しん炭たん
薪 refers only to firewood, whereas 薪炭 covers both firewood and charcoal together as fuel.
榾ほた
薪 refers to firewood in general, usually larger split logs, while 榾 specifically denotes small chips or shavings used just for starting a fire.

Don't confuse with

炭すみN1sense 1
炭 is charcoal, wood that has already been burned down and carbonized, while 薪 is raw wood used as fuel before that process.
木もく材ざいN2sense 1
木材 means timber or lumber intended for building or manufacturing, whereas 薪 is wood specifically meant to be burned as fuel.

Counted with

山やまN5
Counts heaps and piles, e.g. market produce (一山100円).
束たばN3
For bundles tied together — letters, flowers, straw, hair.
把わ
For bundles that fit in the grip — spinach, firewood, rice sheaves.

Word family

薪まき割わり
hatchet; axe · wood-chopping; wood-splitting
薪まき小ご屋や
woodshed; wood shed
薪まきストーブ
wood-burning stove; wood stove

Written forms

薪Usage64%
- まき
  Common standard spelling and reading for split firewood or firewood logs.
- たきぎ
  Attested alternate reading; without furigana, 薪 is much more likely to be read まき.
まきUsage26%
たきぎUsage6%
たき木ぎUsage3%
Kana-mixed variant of 焚き木; useful for recognition, though less formal-looking than 焚き木.
焚たき木ぎUsage1%
Clear spelling for たきぎ, especially when referring to kindling or wood gathered for burning.

Etymology

まき is a native Japanese reading with uncertain historical derivation; 薪 is the conventional kanji for firewood. 焚き木 is a transparent compound spelling from 焚き, related to burning, plus 木, wood.

Meanings

noun

firewood; split logs for fuel

Only when written 薪 · Only with reading まき

Usually read まき and written 薪. Refers especially to pieces of wood chopped or split from logs for use as fuel, such as in a stove, fireplace, or campfire.

冬ふゆに備そなえて薪まきを積つんだ。
We stacked firewood in preparation for winter.
暖だん炉ろに薪まきをくべる。
I put firewood into the fireplace.

noun

kindling; twigs or branches for burning; firewood

Only when written 焚き木 / たき木 / 薪 · Only with reading たきぎ

Read たきぎ. Often refers to small wood such as twigs, branches, or gathered wood used to start or feed a fire; it can overlap with general firewood but contrasts with 薪・まき as split logs.

焚たき木ぎを集あつめて火ひを起おこした。
We gathered kindling and started a fire.
雨あめで焚たき木ぎが湿しめっていた。
The kindling was damp from the rain.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉をくべるto add fuel (firewood) to a fire

暖だん炉ろに薪まきをくべた。

I added firewood to the fireplace.

〈物もの〉を割わるto split firewood into pieces

父ちちは毎まい朝あさ薪まきを割わっている。

My father splits firewood every morning.

〈物もの〉を燃もやすto burn firewood

キャンプ場じょうで薪まきを燃もやして暖だんを取とった。

We burned firewood at the campsite to keep warm.

〈物もの〉を集あつめるto gather firewood (or kindling)

子こどもたちは森もりでたきぎを集あつめた。

The children gathered kindling in the forest.

Related words

柴しば sense 2

柴 refers to brushwood or small twigs used for fuel, much like 薪 when read たきぎ, but it sounds more literary and old-fashioned.

薪しん炭たん

薪 refers only to firewood, whereas 薪炭 covers both firewood and charcoal together as fuel.

榾ほた

薪 refers to firewood in general, usually larger split logs, while 榾 specifically denotes small chips or shavings used just for starting a fire.

Don't confuse with

炭すみN1sense 1

炭 is charcoal, wood that has already been burned down and carbonized, while 薪 is raw wood used as fuel before that process.

木もく材ざいN2sense 1

木材 means timber or lumber intended for building or manufacturing, whereas 薪 is wood specifically meant to be burned as fuel.

Written forms

薪Usage64%

まき
Common standard spelling and reading for split firewood or firewood logs.
たきぎ
Attested alternate reading; without furigana, 薪 is much more likely to be read まき.

まきUsage26%

たきぎUsage6%

たき木ぎUsage3%

Kana-mixed variant of 焚き木; useful for recognition, though less formal-looking than 焚き木.

焚たき木ぎUsage1%

Clear spelling for たきぎ, especially when referring to kindling or wood gathered for burning.