Word Meaning 燻る

いぶる iburu

燻る is read as いぶる (iburu) and means to seclude oneself.

Meaning

English

to seclude oneself
to be sooty
to be smoke-stained
to live in obscurity
to stay in the same level (of social position, circumstances, etc.)
to smoulder (e.g. a dispute)
to smolder
to smoke

Reading

Kana

いぶる

Romaji

iburu

Writing Variants

燻ぶる くすぶる kusuburu
燻ぶる ふすぶる fusuburu
燻るくすぶる kusuburu
燻るふすぶる fusuburu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Rank 163263 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

燻蒸

くんじょう

fumigation

Example Sentences

1

彼は部屋の隅で燻る火を見守っていた。

かれはへやのすみでくすぶるひをみまもっていた。

He watched the smouldering fire in the corner of the room.