焚く

Meaning

1. v5kvt
   to burn; to kindle; to light (a fire); to make (a fire)
2. v5kvt
   to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to stoke (a boiler)
3. v5kvt
   to use (a camera flash)

Example sentences

• ハワイってさ、暖炉つきの家が多いじゃない？あっちも朝夕は冷えるから、寒がりの人は暖炉を焚くんだ。

  Hawaii, y'know, has a lot of houses with fireplaces, doesn't it? The mornings and evenings over there get cold as well so people who feel the cold light fires.

• 寒かったので、私たちは火を焚きました。

  Since it was cold, we made a fire.