燃 Kanji – burn
The Japanese kanji 燃 can mean burn, blaze, glow.
Meaning and Readings
How is 燃 read?
燃 has the onyomi reading ネン and the kunyomi readings もえる, もやす, もす.
In romaji, these readings can be written as nen, moeru, moyasu, mosu.
Common Japanese Words Using 燃
These common Japanese words contain 燃. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 可燃性（かねんせい） — combustibility, inflammability
- 可燃物（かねんぶつ） — combustibles, inflammables, flammables, burnables
- 核燃料（かくねんりょう） — nuclear fuel
- 再燃（さいねん） — recurrence, revival, resuscitation
- 燃える（もえる） — to burn, to get fired up
- 燃え上がる（もえあがる） — to flare up, to burst into flames
- 燃焼（ねんしょう） — burning, combustion
- 燃費（ねんぴ） — fuel consumption, gas mileage
- 燃料（ねんりょう） — fuel
- 燃やす（もやす） — to burn