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:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: grass

Examples

Onyomi Examples

シンタン wood and charcoal, fuel

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

サイシン brushwood and firewood

Kunyomi Examples

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

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

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

小屋 まきごや woodshed