燻る

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
燻
いぶ Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いぶる [ìbúꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ibɯ̟ɾɯ̟]

Verb

燻(いぶ)る • (iburu) godan (stem 燻(いぶ)り (iburi), past 燻(いぶ)った (ibutta))
燻(いぶ)る • (iburu) ^†yodan (Classical Japanese)

1. to burn poorly and produce smoke

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
燻
くすぶ Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) くすぶる [kùsúbúꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [kɯ̟sɨbɯ̟ɾɯ̟]

Verb

燻(くすぶ)る • (kusuburu) godan (stem 燻(くすぶ)り (kusuburi), past 燻(くすぶ)った (kusubutta))
燻(くすぶ)る • (kusuburu) ^†yodan (Classical Japanese)

1. to burn poorly and produce smoke
2. to be sullied by smoke; to be sooty
   • 1921, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Shanhai Yūki [Shanghai Travelogue]‎^[1]:

     その煙(けむり)に燻(くす)ぶるせいか、梁(りょう)間(かん)の額(がく)や柱(ちゅう)上(じょう)の聯(れん)は悉(ことごとく)妙(みょう)に油(あぶら)ぎっている。

     Sono kemuri ni kusuburu sei ka, ryōkan no gaku ya chūjō no ren wa kotogotoku myō ni aburagitteiru.

     (please add an English translation of this example)

3. to be stuck with a low profile

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
燻
くすぼ Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
燻ぼる

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɯ̟sɨbo̞ɾɯ̟]

Verb

燻(くすぼ)る • (kusuboru) ^†yodan (Classical Japanese)

1. Alternative form of 燻る (kusuburu)
   • 1943, 土井晩翠譯『オヂュッセーア』第十九歌 [2]

     火(くわ)焰(えん)の呼(い)吸(ぶき)襲(おそ)ひ來(き)て皆(みな)悉(ことごと)く燻(くすぼ)りぬ。

     Kaen no ibuki osoikite mina kotogotoku kusoborinu.

     They are all sooty, as the breath of fire has come upon them all.

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
燻
くゆ Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
薫る

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) くゆる [kùyúꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [kɯ̟jɯ̟ɾɯ̟]

Verb

燻(くゆ)る • (kuyuru) godan (stem 燻(くゆ)り (kuyuri), past 燻(くゆ)った (kuyutta))
燻(くゆ)る • (kuyuru) ^†yodan (Classical Japanese)

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Etymology 5

Kanji in this term
燻
ふすぶ Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ふすぶる [fùsúbúꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟sɨbɯ̟ɾɯ̟]

Verb

燻(ふすぶ)る • (fusuburu) godan (stem 燻(ふすぶ)り (fusuburi), past 燻(ふすぶ)った (fusubutta))
燻(ふすぶ)る • (fusuburu) ^†yodan (Classical Japanese)

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Etymology 6

Kanji in this term
燻
ふすぼ Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟sɨbo̞ɾɯ̟]

Verb

燻(ふすぼ)る • (fusuboru) ^†yodan (Classical Japanese)

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See also

• 燻(くす)ぶ (kusubu)
• 燻(くす)べる (kusuberu), 燻(ふす)べる (fusuberu)