焚く|たくtaku[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto burn; to kindle; to light (a fire); to make (a fire)
- godan verb, transitive verbto heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to stoke (a boiler)
- godan verb, transitive verbto use (a camera flash)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 焚く（たく） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 焚きます（たきます） |
| Negative (nai) | 焚かない（たかない） |
| polite (masen) | 焚きません（たきません） |
| classical zu / nu | 焚かず・焚かぬ（たかず・たかぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 焚いた（たいた） |
| polite (mashita) | 焚きました（たきました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 焚かなかった（たかなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 焚きませんでした（たきませんでした） |
| Te form | 焚いて（たいて） |
| Potential | 焚ける（たける） |
| Passive | 焚かれる（たかれる） |
| Causative | 焚かせる（たかせる） |
| Causative passive | 焚かせられる・焚かされる（たかせられる・たかされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 焚けば（たけば） |
| tara | 焚いたら（たいたら） |
| Volitional | 焚こう（たこう） |
| polite (mashou) | 焚きましょう（たきましょう） |
| Imperative | 焚け（たけ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym焼くやくNeutralCovers burning things up and roasting food, as in 「魚を焼く」; 「焚く」 centers on making a fire for warmth or heating bath water.
- Synonym燃やすもやすNeutralMeans making something burn, as in 「ゴミを燃やす」; it leans toward burning things up, while 「焚く」 leans toward building a fire in order to use it.
- Synonym燃焼させるWrittenWritten/formal, meaning to make something burn; a scientific term — in everyday speech say 「燃やす」.
- Related焼却しょうきゃくWrittenWritten/formal term for incineration, as in 「焼却炉」; it centers on disposing of garbage.
- RelatedくべるNeutralRefers to adding fuel to a fire, as in 「薪をくべる」; the focus is on supplying fuel.
- Antonym消すけすNeutralMeans to put out a flame or fire; the opposite of 「焚く」, which is about getting one going.
Use 「焚く」 for making a fire to keep warm, heating bath water, or lighting incense, as in 「たき火」 and 「お香を焚く」. For burning things up say 「燃やす」, for grilling or baking say 「焼く」, and for adding fuel to a fire say 「くべる」; the opposite is 「消す」.
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