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

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薫製

燻製、熏製、くん製
くんせい
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
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蚊遣り

蚊燻、蚊遣
かやり
outdoor fire with dense smoke to repel mosquitos; mosquito-fumigation
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燻ぶる

燻る
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.)
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燻蒸

熏蒸、薫蒸、くん蒸
くんじょう
fumigation; smoking (out)
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燻り出す

いぶり出す
いぶりだす
to smoke animal out of its den
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燻らす

薫らす
v5s
くゆらす
to smoke (e.g. pipe); to puff (cigarette)
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蚊遣り火

蚊燻り火
かやりび
smoky fire to repel mosquitoes
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燻す

いぶす
to smoke (something); to fumigate; to oxidize; to oxidise
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燻し銀

熏し銀、いぶし銀
いぶしぎん
oxidized silver; oxidised silver; refined (aesthetic) taste
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燻し

いぶし
smoking (of meat); fumigation; oxidation (of metal)