burn

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 燃 has 16 strokes and denotes burning or making something burn.
• Basic usage: 燃える is read もえる, and 燃やす is read もやす.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Branches burning and someone burning them
  • 乾いた枝は勢いよく燃える means that dry branches burn fiercely.
  • 乾いた枝を集めて炉で燃やした means gathering dry branches and burning them in a hearth.
• Inner determination
  • 闘志を燃やしている means burning with determination, expressing strong resolve.