Conjugation
Tap for 燃える (burn)
Tap for 燃やす (burn; set fire to)
- 燃焼 — combustion; burning
- 可燃 — flammable
- 不燃 — non-combustible
- 再燃 — flare up again
- 燃料 — fuel
- 燃費 — fuel efficiency
- 消燃 — extinguish burning
The kanji 燃 combines the fire radical 火 with the phonetic 然. It conveys the idea of burning or blazing, both literally (combustion, flames) and figuratively (burning passion, motivation, or energy).
