可燃

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 可燃 is read かねん and means being combustible or the combustible category.
• Basic usage: It is used to modify flammable materials and as a combustible/noncombustible waste label.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Form describing a property
  • 可燃性の資材 refers to materials that are flammable.
• Category label
  • 可燃と不燃 names the combustible and noncombustible categories.