WORD DETAIL
燃焼
ねんしょう
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Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure: Written
燃焼and readねんしょう, it is the process in which fuel reacts with oxygen and releases energy as heat and often light. - Basic usage: It appears in vigorous burning of dry firewood and a model explaining complete fuel combustion.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Chemical process, not flame alone
- Combustion can occur even when a visible flame is not the main observable feature.

