18 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

smoulder, fume, oxidize

Kun'yomi
  • to smoke
  • to smoke ②to be sooty ③to smolder (e.g. a dispute) ④to seclude oneself
  • ふすべる
    to smoke
  • to smoke (something) ②to oxidize
  • to smoke ②to be sooty ③to smolder (e.g. a dispute) ④to seclude oneself
  • to smoke (e.g. pipe)
On'yomi
  • クン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

smoulder, fume, oxidize
いぶ.す クン くす.べる (Kentei 1)
fire
ひ カ ほ- (1st, N5)
to divide
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
smoke, fog, vapor
クン くす.べる ふす.べる (Kentei 1)
thousand
セン ち かず (1st, N5)
black, dark, evil
コク くろい くろ
ri, village, parent's home
さと リ さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ

Common Words

smoked food ②smoked
to smoke (something) ②to oxidize
smoking (of meat)
to smoke out (insects, animals, etc.)
smoking (esp. as a means of preserving food)
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 71FB
JIS X 0208 1-63-78
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2817
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3503
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1098
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1406
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 19513
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4d14.1
Four corner code 9283.1