燻る

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
燻
いぶ Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いぶ​る [ìbúꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ibɯ̟ᵝɾɯ̟ᵝ]

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 Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) くすぶ​る [kùsúbúꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ᵝsɨᵝbɯ̟ᵝɾɯ̟ᵝ]

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 Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ᵝsɨᵝbo̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

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.

Alternative forms

• 燻(くす)ぼる (kusuboru)

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
燻
くゆ Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) くゆ​る [kùyúꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ᵝjɯ̟ᵝɾɯ̟ᵝ]

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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Alternative forms

• 薫(くゆ)る (kuyuru)

Etymology 5

Kanji in this term
燻
ふすぶ Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ふすぶ​る [fùsúbúꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝsɨᵝbɯ̟ᵝɾɯ̟ᵝ]

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 Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝsɨᵝbo̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

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)