The kanji 燃: meaning, readings and stroke order

燃

Meaning: burn
On reading: ネン nen
Kun reading: も（える） moeru、も（やす） moyasu、も（す） mosu
Strokes: 16
Radical: 火 fire
Level: Level 5 · grade 5

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: cháy, đốt (nhiên)
Japanese: もえる。もやす。
Korean: 타다, 태우다 (연)
Chinese: 燃烧

Readings, words and example sentences

ネン nen · on reading

燃ねん料りょう
fuel
車の 燃ねん料りょうを入れます。
I put fuel in the car.

も（える） moeru · kun reading

燃もえる
to burn
かわいたまきはよく 燃もえます。
Dry firewood burns well.

も（やす） moyasu · kun reading

燃もやす
to burn (something)
庭で落ち葉を 燃もやします。
I burn fallen leaves in the yard.

も（す） mosu · kun reading · less common

燃もす
to burn (something; an older way to say it)
たき火で木を 燃もします。
People burn wood in the bonfire.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.