薪

16 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

fuel, firewood, kindling

Kun'yomi
  • たきぎ
    		piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs) ②kindling (twigs, branches, etc.)
  • まき
    		piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs) ②kindling (twigs, branches, etc.)
On'yomi
  • シン

Main Radical

艸(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

たきぎ 89.9%
シン 7.6%
まき 2.5%

Character Breakdown

fuel, firewood, kindling
たきぎ　シン　まき (7th, N1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
new
シン　あたら.しい　あら.た (2nd, N4)
parent(親) variant
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ　リツ　たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
axe, 1.32 lb, catty
キン (8th, N1)

Common Words

まき
薪
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs) ②kindling (twigs, branches, etc.)
しん
薪
すい
水
fuel and water ②gathering firewood and drawing water
たきぎ
薪
ひろ
拾
　
い
firewood gathering
が
臥
しん
薪
しょう
嘗
たん
胆
going through thick and thin to attain one's objective
たきぎ
薪
のう
能
noh theater performed at night by a fire
たきぎ
薪
　
を
いだ
抱
　
い
　
て
ひ
火
　
を
すく
救
　
う
having one's good intentions backfire dangerously
たきぎ
薪
い
入
　
れ
wood basket
しん
薪
たん
炭
wood and charcoal
しん
薪
すい
水
　
の
ろう
労
menial services (e.g. kitchen work)
しん
薪
すい
水
きゅう
給
よ
与
れい
令
Order for the Provision of Firewood and Water (1842)
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References

Unicode hex code 85AA
JIS X 0208 1-31-37
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4069
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5222
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2374
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 32149P
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1910
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1848
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 2083
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1838
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 669
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1517
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3k13.3
Four corner code 4492.1
De Roo Code 1954