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Meaning of 燃える(もえる) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

燃える
JLPT 3
Kana Reading
もえる
Romaji
moeru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to burn; to get fired up

Example Sentences

燃える, もえる used in context

Verb Conjugations

Common conjugated forms

Non-Past

Plain
燃える
Plain Polite
燃えます
Negative
燃えない
Negative Polite
燃えません

Past

Plain
燃えた
Plain Polite
燃えました
Negative
燃えなかった
Negative Polite
燃えませんでした

Te

Plain
燃えて
Plain Polite
燃えまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
燃えられる
Plain Polite
燃えられます
Negative
燃えられない
Negative Polite
燃えられません

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Related Kanji

Kanji found in this word

JLPT 2

burn, blaze, glow

On: ネン

Kun: も.える, も.やす, も.す

16 strokes

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