焚く

たく

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Transitive to burn; to kindle; to light (a fire); to make (a fire) See also: 薫く (たく).
2. to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to stoke (a boiler)
3. to use (a camera flash)

Kanji

• 焚 kindle. Read as たく.

Example sentences

• 寒かったので、私たちは火を焚きました。
  Since it was cold, we made a fire.

Common phrases

• 火を焚く
• 香を焚く (こうをたく) to cense

Words containing 焚く

• 焚き火 (たきび) open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse)
• 焚きつける (たきつける) to light (a fire)
• 焚き口 (たきぐち) door (of a furnace, stove, etc.)

And 5 more.

Word lists

• JLPT N2

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