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Meaning of 焚く(たく) in Japanese

焚く
JLPT 2
Kana Reading
たく
Romaji
taku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ku' ending, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to burn; to kindle; to build a fire
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to heat (a bath, stove, etc.)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to use (a camera flash)

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
焚く
Plain Polite
焚きます
Negative
焚かない
Negative Polite
焚きません

Past

Plain
焚いた
Plain Polite
焚きました
Negative
焚かなかった
Negative Polite
焚きませんでした

Te

Plain
焚いて
Plain Polite
焚きまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
焚かれる
Plain Polite
焚かれます
Negative
焚かれない
Negative Polite
焚かれません


Kanji in this word

12 strokes

burn, kindle, build a fire, boil, cook

On'Yomi: フン, ホン, ハン

Kun'Yomi: た.く, や.く, やきがり

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