This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: クン、くす.べる、ふす.べる、いぶ.す、いぶ.る、くす.ぶる、くゆ.らす
Romaji: kun, kusu.beru, fusu.beru, ibu.su, ibu.ru, kusu.buru, kuyu.rasu
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Romaji

Meanings

smoulder, fume, oxidize

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  18
Radical Number:  86
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-4-14
Korean Reading:  hun
Chinese Reading:  xun1
Unicode:  71fb
JIS:  5F6E

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1098
Nelson Index: 2817
New Nelson Index: 3503
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4d14.1
Four Corner Index: 9283.1
Daikanwanjiten Index: 19513
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.0552
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1406

Words

薫製 (くんせい)
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
燻ぶる (くすぶる、ふすぶる、いぶる)
to smoke; to smoulder; to smolder; to sputter; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder; to seclude oneself; to live in obscurity; to stay in the same level (of social position, circumstances, etc.)
燻り出す (いぶりだす)
to smoke animal out of its den
蚊遣り火 (かやりび)
smoky fire to repel mosquitoes
燻し銀 (いぶしぎん)
oxidized silver; oxidised silver; refined (aesthetic) taste
蚊遣り (かやり)
outdoor fire with dense smoke to repel mosquitos; mosquito-fumigation
燻蒸 (くんじょう)
fumigation; smoking (out)
燻らす (くゆらす)
to smoke (e.g. pipe); to puff (cigarette)
燻す (いぶす)
to smoke (something); to fumigate; to oxidize; to oxidise
燻し (いぶし)
smoking (of meat); fumigation; oxidation (of metal)
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