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Kanji Detail for 薪 - "firewood, fuel"

薪

  • Meaning

    薪 means "firewood, fuel."

    1. Firewood - Wood used as fuel.

    2. Kindling - Material for starting fires.

    3. Fuel - Combustible material.

  • Four-character idioms with 薪

    • 臥薪嘗胆 がしんしょうたん Listen going through thick and thin to attain one's objective; enduring unspeakable hardships for the sake of vengeance

  • Tattoo check: 薪

    • Verified meaning: firewood, fuel
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read まき)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 薪

    Given names 薪(まき)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    fuel; firewood; kindling

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    fuel, firewood; salary

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (literary) firewood; fuel; (bound form) salary

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    fuel, firewood; salary

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Firewood. Wood split for burning. Therefore salary is also called 薪水 (firewood and water). Or abbreviated as 薪. Such as 薪金 (wages) and the like.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shin(シン) シン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    maki(まき) まき

    takigi(たきぎ) たきぎ

  • Strokes

    tip

    16 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    艸 艹 (kusa・kusakammuri・soko)

  • Related Keywords

    firewood kindling fuel log timber wood

Sentences including 薪

  • Tom is chopping firewood.

  • Tom is chopping firewood.

  • I chop wood every day.

  • Put another log in the fireplace.

  • He broke up the chair for firewood.

  • I know why there are so many people who love chopping wood.

  • I have struggled under extreme difficulties for a long time.

  • The smoldering firewood burst into flame.

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

  • Whoops! There aren't many live coals left! Go make some kindling would you?

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