薪
Readings
Kana:
シン、たきぎ、まき
Romaji:
shin, takigi, maki
Meanings
fuel, firewood, kindling
Stroke Diagram
Kanji Info
Stroke Count:
16
Radical Number:
140
Frequency:
2182
Grade:
8
Skip Pattern:
2-3-13
Korean Reading:
sin
Chinese Reading:
xin1
Unicode:
85aa
JIS:
3F45
Indexes
Halpern Index: 2374
Nelson Index: 4069
New Nelson Index: 5222
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k13.3
Four Corner Index: 4492.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 1445
Gakken Index: 2024
Daikanwanjiten Index: 32149P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0963
Remembering the kanji Index: 1503
Kodansha Compact Index: 669
Kanji in Context Index: 1838
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1538
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2098
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1517
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1620
Essential Kanji Index: 1560
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3009
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1954
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1848
Words
薪
(まき、たきぎ)
firewood; kindling; fuel; piece(s) of firewood
薪割り
(まきわり)
hatchet; axe; wood-chopping; wood-splitting
薪水
(しんすい)
fuel and water; firewood and water; gathering firewood and drawing water; kitchen work; housework
薪を抱いて火を救う
(たきぎをいだいてひをすくう)
having one's good intentions backfire dangerously; causing harm when trying to prevent it; trying to put out a fire while carrying kindling
薪水の労
(しんすいのろう)
menial services (e.g. kitchen work); serving one's master unsparingly