# 薪 — firewood

薪 means “firewood”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 16 strokes. On'yomi: シン (shin). Kun'yomi: たきぎ (takigi), まき (maki). You'll see it in words such as 薪 (maki, “piece of firewood”).

- Meaning: firewood
- On'yomi: シン (shin)
- Kun'yomi: たきぎ (takigi), まき (maki)
- Strokes: 16
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Fire & light 2

## How to remember 薪

Sounds like 新: both read シン.

Parts: 艹 grass · 新 new

## Words with 薪

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 薪 | まき (maki) | piece of firewood |

## Don't confuse it with

[新](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/new/) · [親](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/parent/)

## More in the “Fire & light 2” set

[炉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hearth/) · [陰](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shade/) · [闇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/darkness/) · [窯](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/kiln/) · [薪](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/firewood/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/firewood/. Last updated 2026-11-01.