Kanji1 / 16
薪 kanji
fuel, firewood, kindling
- JLPT level
- N1 (unofficial)
- Strokes
- 16
- School grade
- Secondary school
On readings
シン
Kun readings
たきぎまき
Words with 薪
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —薪炭Popularwood and charcoal; fuel
- —薪水fuel and water; firewood and water; gathering firewood and drawing water; kitchen work; housework
- —柴薪brushwood and firewood
- —臥薪嘗胆going through thick and thin to attain one's objective; enduring unspeakable hardships for the sake of vengeance
- —薪水の労menial services (e.g. kitchen work); serving one's master unsparingly
- —薪水給与令Order for the Provision of Firewood and Water (1842)