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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

2182 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 16

Meaning: fuel, firewood, kindling

Kunyomi: たきぎ, まき

Onyomi: シン

Composition: 艹 新

薪

Radical

Radical: 艸

Meaning: grass

Reading: くさ

艸

Examples

Onyomi Examples

薪炭 (シンタン) wood and charcoal, fuel

薪水 (シンスイ) fuel and water, firewood and water, gathering firewood and drawing water, kitchen work, housework

柴薪 (サイシン) brushwood and firewood

Kunyomi Examples

薪 (まき) piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs), kindling (twigs, branches, etc.), firewood

薪入れ (たきぎいれ) wood basket, firewood bucket, log holder

薪 (まき) piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs), kindling (twigs, branches, etc.), firewood

薪小屋 (まきごや) woodshed

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