燃焼|ねんしょうnenshou[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbburning; combustion
    この種しゅの汚染おせん物質ぶっしつは主ぬしとして自動車じどうしゃエンジンの燃焼ねんしょうから生うまれる。↗
    Pollutants like this derive mainly from the combustion of fuel in car engines.
  2. 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.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • 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

Japanese definitions
  1. もえること。理化学りかがくでは物質ぶっしつが激はげしく光ひかりや熱ねつを出だす酸化さんか反応はんのう。広義こうぎには生体内せいたいないで起おこる緩ゆるやかな酸化さんかや、激はげしく熱ねつを出だして酸素さんそ以外いがいの物質ぶっしつと反応はんのうすることも指さす。
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