Word Meaning

まき maki

薪 is read as まき (maki) and means piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs).

Meaning

English

  1. piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs)
  2. kindling (twigs, branches, etc.)
  3. firewood

Reading

Kana

まき

Romaji

maki

Writing Variants

  • たき木 たきぎ takigi
  • たきぎ takigi
  • 焚き木 たきぎ takigi

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 7038 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

薪炭

しんたん

wood and charcoal

Example Sentences

8

むかしのひとはまきをたいておふろをわかした。

people in the past burned firewood to heat the bath.

きゃんぷでまきをたく.

burn firewood at the camp.

Tom is chopping firewood.

Tom is chopping firewood.

I chop wood every day.

Put another log in the fireplace.

The fireplace, lacking firewood, flames already starting to lose their vigour.

Without enough wood on the fire, the flames are already beginning to die down.