Noun
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs)
usu. まき
もう少し火にまきをくべなさい。Put some more wood on the fire. kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
Also written 焚き木【たきぎ】、たき木【たきぎ】
16 results for *薪*
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薪炭しんたん
CommonNounwood and charcoal; fuel
薪水しんすい
Nounfuel and water; firewood and water · gathering firewood and drawing water; kitchen work; housework
薪能たきぎのう
Nounnoh theater performed at night by a fire
御薪みかまぎ
Nounkindling burned in shrines and temples · special kindling used in samurai families during the Edo period for the 15th of the first month and painted with 12 brush strokes (13 on a lucky year) · kindling offered by officials to the imperial court during the ritsuryō period
柴薪さいしん
Nounbrushwood and firewood
薪拾いたきぎひろい
Nounfirewood gathering
薪割りまきわり
Nounhatchet; axe · wood-chopping; wood-splitting
薪小屋まきごや
Nounwoodshed
薪入れたきぎいれ
Nounwood basket; firewood bucket; log holder
薪雑把まきざっぽう
Nounsplit firewood; firewood chunks; billet
臥薪嘗胆がしんしょうたん
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbgoing through thick and thin to attain one's objective; enduring unspeakable hardships for the sake of vengeance
薪水の労しんすいのろう
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Nounmenial services (e.g. kitchen work); serving one's master unsparingly
薪水給与令しんすいきゅうよれい
NounOrder for the Provision of Firewood and Water (1842)
薪ストーブまきストーブ
Nounwood-burning stove; wood stove
薪を抱いて火を救うたきぎをいだいてひをすくう
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)having one's good intentions backfire dangerously; causing harm when trying to prevent it; trying to put out a fire while carrying kindling