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薪

fuel
Stroke count: 16

Readings

On readingシン
Kun readingたきぎ、まき
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. fuel
  2. firewoodRtK
  3. kindling
  1. piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs)
  2. kindling (twigs, branches, etc.)

Radicals and components

Radical艸grassComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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fuel · flowers (艹) · new · red pepper · stand up (立) · vase · tree (木) · wood (木) · axe (斤)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1620

Compound words

薪炭しんたん
wood and charcoal; fuel
薪割りまきわり
hatchet; axe; wood-chopping; wood-splitting
臥薪嘗胆がしんしょうたん
going through thick and thin to attain one's objective; enduring unspeakable hardships for the sake of vengeance

Stroke Order

16 strokes

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