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薪
On'yomi
シン
SHIN
Kun'yomi
たきぎ・まき
takigi / maki
fuel · firewood · kindling
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Strokes16
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Radical艸grass(6)
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Component Breakdown
薪=
艹新
grass + 新
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of grass and new. New grass wood.
Symbolism
Firewood, fuel, kindling. Represents fuel.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Flickering flames
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
臥薪嘗胆
がしんしょうたん
going through thick and thin to attain one's objective; enduring unspeakable hardships for the sake of vengeance; going through thick and thin to attain one's objective
薪水の労
しんすいのろう
The labor of firewood and water; Daily hardships of cooking and fetching water