焚たき付つける

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Meanings

1

ichidan verb, transitive verb

light a fire; kindle

Used for starting a fire, especially with wood or kindling. Often implies deliberate action.

彼かれはキャンプファイヤーを焚たき付つけた。
He lit the campfire.
暖だん炉ろに薪まきを焚たき付つけてください。
Please kindle the firewood in the fireplace.

2

ichidan verb, transitive verb

incite; stir up; egg on

Figurative use: to provoke someone into action, often negative or aggressive. Common in contexts of urging someone to do something they might not otherwise do.

彼かれは友ゆう人じんを焚たき付つけて喧けん嘩かをさせた。
He egged his friend on to start a fight.
あの政せい治じ家かは民みん衆しゅうを焚たき付つけて暴ぼう動どうを起おこした。
That politician incited the crowd to riot.

Written forms

焚たき付つけるUsage5%
Standard kanji spelling.
焚たきつけるUsage50%
Variant with okurigana つける.
たきつけるUsage41%
Kana spelling, common in informal writing.
たき付つけるUsage3%
search-only kanji form

Kanji

焚burn, kindle, build a fire
付adhere, attach, refer to

Similar words

扇せん動どうする
扇動する is more formal and often used for political or large-scale agitation, while 焚き付ける is more colloquial and personal.
火ひをつける
火をつける is a general term for lighting something on fire, while 焚き付ける specifically implies building up a fire with fuel.

Etymology

Compound of 焚き (continuative form of 焚く 'to burn') + 付ける 'to attach, apply'. The figurative sense likely developed from the idea of 'adding fuel to a fire' to provoke a reaction.