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燃える · ichidan verb

Meanings

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

Intransitive verb for something catching fire and burning, or metaphorically for strong emotion, passion, or enthusiasm.

〈事こと〉に燃もえるto be fired up with/burning for something (passion, ambition, etc.)
彼かの女じょは目もく標ひょうに向むかって燃もえている。
She is fired up and working toward her goal.
燃もえるような〈物もの〉fiery, blazing (used to describe intense color or passion)
空そらには燃もえるような夕ゆう焼やけが広ひろがっていた。
A fiery sunset spread across the sky.

燃もやすN3
燃やす is the transitive verb 'to burn something', while 燃える is intransitive 'to burn/catch fire'.

燃ねん焼しょうN1
燃焼する is the formal, scientific word for combustion, while 燃える is the everyday word for something burning.
燃もえ上あがる
燃える is the plain, general verb for 'to burn/be on fire', while 燃え上がる specifically stresses a sudden, intense flare-up, often with flames leaping upward.
つくN4
燃える describes something actively burning or being consumed by fire, while 点く just describes the moment a flame catches or starts.

消きえるN5
消える means a fire (or light) goes out, the opposite of 燃える 'to be burning'.
冷さめるN3
燃える describes passion or excitement burning intensely, the opposite of 冷める, where such feelings die down.

焼やけるN4
焼ける usually means something is burned/cooked by heat applied from outside (like food or skin), while 燃える describes the thing itself being consumed by flame.
萌もえる
萌える is a same-sounding but unrelated word meaning 'to bud/sprout' (or slang for 'to find cute'), unlike 燃える 'to burn'.

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燃もえるUsage97%
Standard kanji spelling for both literal burning and figurative passion.
もえるUsage3%
Kana spelling is common in casual writing and when the figurative sense is emphasized.

Derived from classical verb 燃ゆ (moyu), which became 燃える in modern Japanese. The root is native Japanese, related to fire and burning.