燃焼|ねんしょうnenshou[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbburning; combustion
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbexerting all strength; making an effort
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 燃焼する(ねんしょうする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 燃焼します(ねんしょうします) |
| Negative (nai) | 燃焼しない(ねんしょうしない) |
| polite (masen) | 燃焼しません(ねんしょうしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 燃焼せず・燃焼せぬ(ねんしょうせず・ねんしょうせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 燃焼した(ねんしょうした) |
| polite (mashita) | 燃焼しました(ねんしょうしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 燃焼しなかった(ねんしょうしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 燃焼しませんでした(ねんしょうしませんでした) |
| Te form | 燃焼して(ねんしょうして) |
| Potential | 燃焼できる(ねんしょうできる) |
| Passive | 燃焼される(ねんしょうされる) |
| Causative | 燃焼させる(ねんしょうさせる) |
| Causative passive | 燃焼させられる(ねんしょうさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 燃焼すれば(ねんしょうすれば) |
| tara | 燃焼したら(ねんしょうしたら) |
| Volitional | 燃焼しよう(ねんしょうしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 燃焼しましょう(ねんしょうしましょう) |
| Imperative | 燃焼しろ(ねんしょうしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym燃えるもえるNeutralEveryday word for something burning or for getting fired up emotionally; 「燃焼」 sounds scientific and formal.
- Synonym燃え盛るもえさかるNeutralBlazes or burns fiercely, stressing vigorous flames; 「燃焼」 is the scientific term for combustion and can also mean giving one's all.
- Related燃やすもやすNeutralTransitive: burns something or kindles passion; unlike the noun 「燃焼」, it is a verb.
- Related火ひNeutralMeans fire or flame itself; only loosely related, since 「燃焼」 denotes the process of burning.
- Related火災かさいWrittenWritten/formal word for a fire disaster; related only in topic, as 「燃焼」 is the combustion phenomenon itself.
- Related火事かじNeutralA fire disaster burning buildings or forests, covering accidents and arson; 「燃焼」 is the phenomenon of burning itself.
- Related点火てんかNeutralIgniting or setting off — the starting point of burning; 「燃焼」 is the ongoing process of combustion.
- Related焚きつけるたきつけるNeutralLights or kindles a fire, and can also mean inciting someone; 「燃焼」 refers to the burning process itself.
- Antonym消火しょうかNeutralExtinguishing a fire; the opposite of 「燃焼」 in its burning sense.
- Antonym鎮火ちんかWrittenWritten/formal term for a fire being put out; the opposite of 「燃焼」 in its burning sense.
Use 「燃焼」 for combustion in scientific contexts or metaphorically for giving one's all, as in 「脂肪燃焼」「完全燃焼」. For everyday burning say 「燃える」, for a fire disaster 「火事」, for ignition 「点火」, and for putting out a fire 「消火」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


