Kanji 燃: meanings, readings, and example words.
Kanji 燃: burn, blaze, glow. Readings and core meaning.
See vocabulary and examples below.
burn, blaze, glow
Imagine a fire (火) burning naturally (然). While the character 然 already contains a fire element (灬) at the bottom, the fire radical (火) was added to the left to specifically emphasize the meaning of 'to burn' or 'combustion'.
燃焼 (ねんしょう): meaning and examples
Japanese word 燃焼: burning / combustion process. Meanings and example sentences.
燃料 (ねんりょう): meaning and examples
Japanese word 燃料: fuel / energy source. Meanings and example sentences.
燃やす (もやす): meaning and examples
Japanese word 燃やす: to burn / to set on fire. Meanings and example sentences.
燃える (もえる): meaning and examples
Japanese word 燃える: to burn / to be on fire. Meanings and example sentences.
8 Kanji with 火 (か)
Master Fire Radical Words at Once
A collection of 8 JLPT N3 kanji containing the fire radical (火). Compare the meanings, on-yomi, and kun-yomi of 火, 炎, 災, 焼, 燃, 煙, 灯, and 炭 to memorize them all at once.
