燃
燃 — Burn
burn, blaze, glow
On’yomiネン (nen)
Kun’yomiもえる (moeru)
Kun’yomiもやす (moyasu)
Kun’yomiもす (mosu)
Stroke order (16 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 燃
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 燃料 | ねんりょう nenryou | fuel |
| 核燃料 | かくねんりょう kakunenryou | nuclear fuel |
| 燃焼 | ねんしょう nenshou | burning; combustion; exerting all strength |
| 燃費 | ねんぴ nenpi | fuel consumption; gas mileage |
| 燃える | もえる moeru | to burn; to get fired up |
| 再燃 | さいねん sainen | recurrence; revival; resuscitation |
Study notes
燃 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 16 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 5), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #948 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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