Word Meaning 燻る

くすぶる kusuburu

燻る is read as くすぶる (kusuburu) and means to seclude oneself.

Meaning

English

  1. to seclude oneself
  2. to be sooty
  3. to be smoke-stained
  4. to live in obscurity
  5. to stay in the same level (of social position, circumstances, etc.)
  6. to smoulder (e.g. a dispute)
  7. to smolder
  8. to smoke

Reading

Kana

くすぶる

Romaji

kusuburu

Writing Variants

  • 燻ぶる くすぶる kusuburu
  • 燻ぶる ふすぶる fusuburu
  • 燻る いぶる iburu
  • 燻る ふすぶる fusuburu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Rank 163643 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

燻蒸

くんじょう

fumigation

Example Sentences

1

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.