薪
薪 — Fuel
fuel, firewood, kindling
On’yomiシン (shin)
Kun’yomiたきぎ (takigi)
Kun’yomiまき (maki)
Stroke order (16 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 薪
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 薪 | まき maki | piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood |
| 薪炭 | しんたん shintan | wood and charcoal; fuel |
Study notes
薪 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 16 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #2182 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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