also: ほだ
He added kindling to the hearth fire to build it up.
He made tinder with a knife.
We burned kindling to warm the cold room.
薪 refers to firewood in general, usually larger split logs, while 榾 specifically denotes small chips or shavings used just for starting a fire.
Used for long, stick-like pieces of firewood; for small chips or kindling, native speakers may also use 個 in casual speech.
site for mushroom-growing logs · village-shared forest site for gathering firewood
kindling; tinder; firewood chips · mushroom-growing log
Standard kanji form for this word.
Rarely used kanji form; the second character is uncommon.
Alternate reading; also used as a kana spelling.
The origin is uncertain. The kanji 榾 is a kokuji (Japanese-created character) combining 木 (tree) and 骨 (bone), possibly suggesting the hard, woody nature of kindling.