薪まき

also: たきぎ

ま

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

noun

firewood; split logs for fuel

Only when written 薪 · Only with reading まき

Usually read まき and written 薪. Refers especially to pieces of wood chopped or split from logs for use as fuel, such as in a stove, fireplace, or campfire.

冬ふゆに備そなえて薪まきを積つんだ。
We stacked firewood in preparation for winter.
暖だん炉ろに薪まきをくべる。
I put firewood into the fireplace.

noun

kindling; twigs or branches for burning; firewood

Only when written 焚き木 / たき木 / 薪 · Only with reading たきぎ

Read たきぎ. Often refers to small wood such as twigs, branches, or gathered wood used to start or feed a fire; it can overlap with general firewood but contrasts with 薪・まき as split logs.

焚たき木ぎを集あつめて火ひを起おこした。
We gathered kindling and started a fire.
雨あめで焚たき木ぎが湿しめっていた。
The kindling was damp from the rain.

Written forms

薪Usage64%
- まき
  Common standard spelling and reading for split firewood or firewood logs.
- たきぎ
  Attested alternate reading; without furigana, 薪 is much more likely to be read まき.
まきUsage26%
たきぎUsage6%
たき木ぎUsage3%
Kana-mixed variant of 焚き木; useful for recognition, though less formal-looking than 焚き木.
焚たき木ぎUsage1%
Clear spelling for たきぎ, especially when referring to kindling or wood gathered for burning.

Kanji

薪fuel, firewood, kindling
木tree, wood
焚burn, kindle, build a fire

Similar words

炭すみ
炭 is charcoal, wood that has already been carbonized; 薪 is wood used as fuel before it becomes charcoal.
木もく材ざい
木材 means timber or lumber as a material for construction or manufacture, not specifically wood for burning.
柴しば
柴 can mean brushwood or small twigs for fuel and overlaps with たきぎ, but it is less common and can sound literary or old-fashioned.

Etymology

まき is a native Japanese reading with uncertain historical derivation; 薪 is the conventional kanji for firewood. 焚き木 is a transparent compound spelling from 焚き, related to burning, plus 木, wood.

Meanings

noun

firewood; split logs for fuel

Only when written 薪 · Only with reading まき

Usually read まき and written 薪. Refers especially to pieces of wood chopped or split from logs for use as fuel, such as in a stove, fireplace, or campfire.

冬ふゆに備そなえて薪まきを積つんだ。
We stacked firewood in preparation for winter.
暖だん炉ろに薪まきをくべる。
I put firewood into the fireplace.

noun

kindling; twigs or branches for burning; firewood

Only when written 焚き木 / たき木 / 薪 · Only with reading たきぎ

Read たきぎ. Often refers to small wood such as twigs, branches, or gathered wood used to start or feed a fire; it can overlap with general firewood but contrasts with 薪・まき as split logs.

焚たき木ぎを集あつめて火ひを起おこした。
We gathered kindling and started a fire.
雨あめで焚たき木ぎが湿しめっていた。
The kindling was damp from the rain.

Written forms

薪Usage64%

まき
Common standard spelling and reading for split firewood or firewood logs.
たきぎ
Attested alternate reading; without furigana, 薪 is much more likely to be read まき.

まきUsage26%

たきぎUsage6%

たき木ぎUsage3%

Kana-mixed variant of 焚き木; useful for recognition, though less formal-looking than 焚き木.

焚たき木ぎUsage1%

Clear spelling for たきぎ, especially when referring to kindling or wood gathered for burning.

Similar words

炭すみ

炭 is charcoal, wood that has already been carbonized; 薪 is wood used as fuel before it becomes charcoal.

木もく材ざい

木材 means timber or lumber as a material for construction or manufacture, not specifically wood for burning.

柴しば

柴 can mean brushwood or small twigs for fuel and overlaps with たきぎ, but it is less common and can sound literary or old-fashioned.