# 燃 — burn

燃 means “burn”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 16 strokes. On'yomi: ネン (nen). Kun'yomi: も(える) (moeru). You'll see it in words such as 燃える (moeru, “to burn; to get fired up”).

- Meaning: burn
- On'yomi: ネン (nen)
- Kun'yomi: も(える) (moeru)
- Strokes: 16
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Fire & light

## How to remember 燃

Sounds like 然: both read ネン.

Parts: 火 fire · 然 as it is

## Words with 燃

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 燃える | もえる (moeru) | to burn; to get fired up |
| 燃やす | もやす (moyasu) | to burn |

## More in the “Fire & light” set

[熱](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/heat/) · [燃](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/burn/) · [焼](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/bake/) · [照](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/shine/) · [煙](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/smoke/) · [灯](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/lamp/) · [灰](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/ash/)

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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/n2-kanji/burn/. Last updated 2026-11-01.