薪 - N1 Kanji

Meaning of 薪意味

fuel, firewood, kindling

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薪 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

たきぎ takigi
まき maki

KUNYOMI　訓読み

シン shin

Examples

もう少し火にまきをくべなさい。

Put some more wood on the fire.

彼は、まきを束ねた。

He set up a bundle of firewood.

彼女は彼にまきを割らせた。

She set him to chopping wood.

彼は椅子を叩き壊して薪にした。

He broke up the chair for firewood.

くすぶっていた薪が突然燃え上がった。

The smoldering firewood burst into flame.

薪が足りず、はやくも火勢が衰えはじめた暖炉。

The fireplace, lacking firewood, flames already starting to lose their vigour.

暖炉には薪が足りず、早くも火勢が衰え始めている。

Without enough wood on the fire, the flames are already beginning to die down.

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褐 brown, woollen kimono

賜 grant, gift, boon, results

嵯 steep, craggy, rugged

綜 rule, synthesize

繕 darning, repair, mend, trim, tidy up, adjust