NichiDict

たく

N3
焚く
[taku]
Illustration for 焚く

Meanings

1.GodanTransitive

to burn; to kindle; to light (a fire); to make (a fire)

2.GodanTransitive

to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to stoke (a boiler)

3.GodanTransitive

to use (a camera flash)

Examples

お香を焚いて部屋を清めてリラックスした。

I burned incense to purify the room.

寒い冬には毎晩風呂を焚く

Heat up the bath every night during cold winter.

神社でお焚き上げの儀式をした。

We had a ritual burning at the shrine.