Memory phrase for the Kanji: 燃

燃

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Meaning burn

Pronunciation

NEN
moeru

Explanation

Left: fire 火, right: affirmative/natural/but 然 (body 月/肉, dog 犬, fire 灬)

Mnemonic
 
A fire has the nature to burn. - Or: A fire on which the body of a dog is fried, is really burning.)

Radicals

火 firePicture of a fire
肉 body part, meatThe radical niku is typically at the left side of a composition and drawn as: 月, which looks equal to: "moon, month 月" but has the meaning 'body part'.
犬 dogA big 大 person with outspread arms holds a small dog 丶.
灬 fireBoth the radical renga and this radical 火 are used for fire.
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 Vocabulary

燃やす もやす  to burn, set fire to..
燃える もえる  to burn
燃料 ねんりょう  fuel
燃焼 ねんしょう  burning, combustion
燃料棒 ねんりょうぼう  (nuclear reactor´s) fuel rod
燃料費 ねんりょうひ  fuel expenses, cost of fuel

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