燻くすべる

also: ふすべる

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燻べる · ichidan verb

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	燻くすべる	燻くすべない
Polite	燻くすべます	燻くすべません
Past polite	燻くすべました	燻くすべませんでした
Past	燻くすべた	燻くすべなかった
Te-form	燻くすべて	燻くすべないで
Desire	燻くすべたい	燻くすべたくない
Potential	燻くすべられるalso 燻くすべれる	燻くすべられないalso 燻くすべれない
Passive	燻くすべられる	燻くすべられない
Causative	燻くすべさせる	燻くすべさせない
Causative passive	燻くすべさせられる	燻くすべさせられない
Volitional	燻くすべよう
Polite volitional	燻くすべましょう
Imperative	燻くすべろ	燻くすべるな
Conditional	燻くすべれば	燻くすべなければ
Tara conditional	燻くすべたら	燻くすべなかったら

Meanings

ichidan verb, transitive verb

smoke; fumigate

To expose something to smoke, often for preservation, flavoring, or driving away insects. Can also mean to make something smoky or sooty.

魚さかなを燻くすべる。
I smoke fish.
部屋へやで蚊かを燻くすべる。
I fumigate the room to get rid of mosquitoes.

Kanji

燻smoulder, fume, oxidize

Related words

燻いぶす
燻す (いぶす) also means to smoke or fumigate, but is a godan verb and often implies a lighter or more indirect smoking, while 燻べる is ichidan and can suggest a more direct exposure to smoke.
燻くん製せい
燻製 (くんせい) is a noun meaning smoked food or the process of smoking, whereas 燻べる is the verb for the action of smoking something.

Written forms

燻べるUsage17%
- くすべる
  Standard kanji spelling for the reading くすべる.
- ふすべる
  Alternate reading ふすべる, less common than くすべる.
くすべるUsage50%
Kana spelling is practical when the kanji is difficult or uncommon.
ふすべるUsage33%

Etymology

The verb 燻べる is derived from the noun 燻 (くすべ, 'smoke') and the verb suffix る. The kanji 燻 means 'smoke' or 'fumigate'. The alternate reading ふすべる is a variation, possibly influenced by the verb 燻す (ふすぶ).