焚

12 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

burn, kindle, build a fire, boil, cook

Kun'yomi
  • たく
    		to burn ②to heat (a bath) ③to use (a camera flash)
  • やく
    		to burn ②to roast ③to heat ④to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.)
  • やきがり
On'yomi
  • フン
  • ホン
  • ハン

Main Radical

火(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

たく 87.5%
フン 12.5%

Character Breakdown

burn, kindle, build a fire
た.く　フン　ホン (Kentei Pre-1)
grove, forest
リン　はやし　し (1st, N2)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
fire
ひ　カ　ほ- (1st, N5)
to divide
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)

Common Words

た
焚
　
き
び
火
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse) ②open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
た
焚
　
き
　
つ
　
け
　
る
to light (a fire) ②to incite
た
焚
　
く
to burn ②to heat (a bath) ③to use (a camera flash)
ふん
焚
しょ
書
book burning
た
焚
　
き
あ
上
　
げ
bonfire often in temple grounds, usu. of charms, talismans, New Year decorations, etc. ②ritual burning of money, cedar sticks, or other objects as an offering
た
焚
　
き
し
染
　
め
　
る
to perfume clothes by burning incense
から
空
だ
焚
　
き
heating a vessel without water in it
た
焚
　
き
　
つ
　
け
kindling
た
焚
　
き
ぐち
口
door (of a furnace, stove, etc.)
た
焚
　
き
もの
物
firewood
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References

Unicode hex code 711A
JIS X 0208 1-42-18
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2769
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3434
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2778
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3450
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2418
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2537
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2597
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 19100
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4d8.7
Four corner code 4480.9